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Is  a  corporation,  the  business  of  which  is  conducted  on  an  enormous 
scale.  It  was  organized  in  1890,  under  the  laws  of  Illinois,  with  a  capital  stock  of 
$10,000,000.  It  now  owns  most  of  the  profitable  plants  for  the  making  of  biscuits 
in  the  East.  Its  products  are  sold  n  every  portion  of  the  United  States,  and  it  has 
also  an  enormous  export  trade.  Its  brands  are  held  in  the  highest  esteem  all 
over  the  world. 

The  Company's  principal  plant,  completed  and  set  in  full  operation  in  1892,  is 
at  Tenth  Avenue  and  15th  and  16th  Streets,  New  York.  The  enormous  building,  one 
of  the  largest  of  any  kind  in  New  York  City,  occupies  the  whole  easterly  end  of  the 
city  block,  bounded  by  the  streets  named,  and  525  feet  long,  206  feet  wide  and  six 
stories  high.  It  is  arranged  in  the  form  of  a  hollow  square,  enclosing  a  court-yard 
56  feet  wide.  This  court-yard  is  intended  for  convenience  in  receiving  and  shipping 
goods,  and  is  large  enough  to  accommodate  80  trucks.  The  building  contains  40 
ovens  of  a  capacity  sufficient  to  convert  1,000  barrels  of  flour  into  biscuits  of  various 
sorts  every  day.  The  ovens,  as  well  as  all  of  the  machinery  of  the  establishment, 
are  of  the  newest  designs  with  the  latest  and  best  improvements.  Some  portions  of 
the  mechanical  outfit  are  of  special  design  and  are  not  in  use  in  other  biscuit  manu- 
factories. There  are  in  the  mixing  room,  40  mixers  of  capacity  varying  from  five  to 
eight  barrels  of  flour  in  a  single  operation,  and  they  are  so  arranged' that  the  process 
of  fermentation  may  be  hastened  or  retarded  as  may  be  desired.  In  full  operation, 
the  plant  gives  employment  to  from  1,000  to  1,200  people.  The  offices  of  the  com- 
pany occupy  the  entire  western  end  of  the  sixth  story  of  the  building,  and  are 
larger  than  those  of  any  banking  house  in  New  York. 

The  new  plant,  which  is  the  largest  and  most  thoroughly  equipped  in  the 
world,  represents  in  its  operations  those  formerly  owned  and  operated  by 

HOLMES  &  COUTTS,  THE  VANDERVEER  &  HOLMES  BISCUIT  COMPANY, 
JOHN  D.  GILMOR  &  CO.  and  ANGER  BROS.,  of 
New  York.  HETFIELD  &  DUCKER,  of  Brooklyn. 

The  Company  also  operates  in  New  York  the  Plants  formerly  controlled  by 
E.  J.  LARRABEE  &  CO.  and  BRINCKERHOFF  &  CO. 

While  the  Manufacturing  and  Tade  Interests  of  the  NEW  YORK  BISCUIT  COMPANY  naturally 
centre  in  this  city,  it  also  owns  and  operates  large  plants  in  various  other  cities. 
The  one  next  in  size  to  the  New  York  establishment  is  located  in  Cambridgeport. 
Mass.,  and  was  formerly  controlled  by  the  F.  A  Kennedy  Company.  It  contains 
16  ovens.  It  supplies  the  goods  sold  in  New  England  States,  and  is  the  onlv  very 
large  establishment  of  the  sort  in  that  territory.  The  third  largest  plant  owned  by 
the  Company  is  located  at  Chicago.  It  contains  10  ovens  and  its  product  is  distributed 
through  the  Northwest,  South  and  Southwest.  Another  large  plant  is  that  formerly 
operated  by  Sears  &  Co.,  in  Grand  Rapids,  Mich.  ;  and  still  another,  that  formerly 
owned  by  The  Wilson  Biscuit  Co.,  of  Philadelphia.  Besides  these  large  establsh- 
ments,  The  New  York  Biscuit  Company  also  operates  the  Bent  &  Co.  plant  at 
Milton,  Mass.,  the  product  of  which  is  the  famous  hand-made  water  cracker;  a 
plant  at  Newburyport,  Mass.,  which  produces  Pearson's  creams  and  fine  pilot  breads  ; 
and  also  establishments  in  Newark,  N.  J.,  and  Hartford  and  New  Haven,  Conn. 


Henry  Itindenmeyr  &  Sons, 

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NEW  YORK. 

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JOURNAL  of  PROCEEDINGS  of  thf  7th  ANNUAL  CONVENTION 

OF  THE 

NEW  YORK  STATE  COUNCIL 


ORDER  OF  AMERICAN  FIREMEN 


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WESTMINSTER  HOTEL, 

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NEW  YORK  STATE  COUNCIL, 

ORDER  AMERICAN  FIREMEN. 


Organized  October  u,  i88j. 


On  October  n,  1887,  a  Council  of  New  York  State  Firemen,  who 
were  at  that  time  members  of  the  National  Council  Order  of  American 
Firemen,  was  called  at  Horseheads,  Chemung  County.  Fifty  Delegates, 
representing  as  many  departments  throughout  the  State,  responded  to  the 
call. 

OBJECTS,   AIMS  AND  PURPOSES  OF  NEW  YORK  STATE  COUNCIL. 

1.  Organization  for  the  general  good  of  its  members,  fraternally, 
socially  and  beneficially. 

2.  The  consolidating  for  mutual  interests. 

3.  The  securing  from  the  town,  the  county  and  the  State  recognition 
for  a  great  body  of  earnest  men  devoted  to  a  noble  cause. 

4.  The  procuring  of  the  passage  of  proper  laws  and  their  enforcement 
for  the  protection  of  firemen  throughout  the  State. 

5.  To  secure  aid  for  its  members  in  case  of  injury,  sickness,  per- 
secution or  distress. 

6.  To  provide  a  burial  and  endowment  fund  by  which  the  widows 
and  orphans  of  deceased  members  of  said  fund  may  be  benefited. 

7.  To  establish  a  perpetual  bureau  for  relief  and  a  tribunal  of  justice 
to  which  the  humblest  fireman  as  well  as  the  most  distinguished  officer 
may  appeal  for  aid,  protection  and  encouragement. 


hicorporatcd  June  21,  iSSp. 


The  meeting  of  the  firemen  at  Horseheads  resulted  in  the  formation 
of  New  York  State  Council,  Order  American  Firemen,  which  was  a  sub- 
ordinate branch  of  the  National  Council.  The  following  officers  were 
elected  :  President,  Hugh  Bonner,  of  No.  73  ;  Vice-President,  William  H. 
Rundle,  of  No.  16;  Secretary,  M.  H.  Brown,  of  No.  29;  Treasurer,  Hon. 
L,.  J.  Fitzgerald,  of  No.  95  ;  Warden,  C.  A.  Halsted,  of  No.  78  ;  Historian, 
C.  H.  Sliney,  of  No.  91  ;  Directors:  E.  C.  Murphy,  of  No.  51,  three 
years  ;  Mark  Reardon,  of  No.  28,  two  years  ;  D.  T.  Turner,  of  No.  29, 
two  years  ;  J.  Browne,  Jr.,  of  No.  66,  one  year  ;  Otis  S.  Beach,  of  No.  18, 
one  year.  A  constitution  and  by-laws  for  the  government  of  New  York 
State  Council  were  adopted,  and  the  Council  adjoined  to  meet  at  Waverly 
on  June  26,  1888. 

Like  many  other  new  organizations,  New  York  State  Council  made 
some  mistakes,  especially  in  the  selection  of  some  of  its  officers.  Troubles 
arose  in  the  National  and  State  Councils,  and  when  the  State  Council  met 
at  Waverly  on  June  26,  1888,  there  was  but  one  State  officer  present — 
the  Historian,  Charles  H.  Sliney.  However,  there  was  a  fair  attendance 
of  delegates,  especially  from  the  Eastern  part  of  the  State,  who  were  given 
a  royal  welcome  by  the  firemen  and  citizens  of  Waverly.  The  meeting 
of  the  State  Council  in  Waverly  resulted  in  the  retirement  of  a  number  of 
delinquent  officers.    William  C.  Lawson,  of  No.  122,  was  chosen  Chair- 


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man  in  the  absence  of  President  Bonner,  and  the  following  new  officers 
were  elected  :  Vice-President,  E.  J.  Park,  of  No.  127  ;  Secretary,  Charles 
H.  Sliney,  of  No.  91  ;  Treasurer,  Daniel  Bradley,  of  No.  73;  Warden, 
J.  Browne,  Jr.,  of  No.  66  ;  Historian,  A.  H.  F.  Bauer,  of  No.  58.  The 
newly  elected  Directors  were  W.  C.  Lawson,  of  No.  122,  one  year  ;  and 
J.  L.  Nixon,  of  No.  29,  one  year. 

The  firemen  and  citizens  of  Waverly  generally  united  in  their  efforts 
to  give  the  delegates  to  the  State  Council  a  royal  welcome.  The  ladies 
of  Waverly  gave  a  grand  banquet  and  musical  entertainment,  and  the 
firemen  of  Waverly  and  vicinity  gave  a  torchlight  parade  and  a  serenade 
concert  by  the  famous  R.  A.  Packer  Band.  This  unanimous  demonstration 
had  a  splendid  effect,  and  the  delegates  who  came  to  Waverly  greatly 
discouraged  returned  to  their  homes  feeling  that  the  future  success  of  the 
O.  A.  F.  was  an  assured  fact.  Secretary  Sliney  immediately  after  the 
Waverly  meeting  went  to  work  with  a  will  and  determination  to  redeem 
the  O.  A.  F.  The  financial  condition  of  the  State  Council  at  this  time 
was  in  a  very  bad  shape,  but  at  the  end  of  the  first  year  the  Council  was 
redeemed  from  debt  and  had  one  hundred  dollars  to  their  credit.  Interest 
in  the  Order  throughout  the  State  was  renewed  and  several  new  Councils 
were  formed. 

One  at  Port  Jervis,  where  the  Third  Annual  Convention  was  held. 
At  this  meeting  President  Bonner  declined  the  nomination  for  the 
presidency  on  account  of  his  duties  as  Chief  of  the  New  York  Fire 
Department.  On  this  occasion  the  members  of  Hugh  Bonner  Council 
presented  their  Chief  and  President  with  a  magnificent  gold  watch  and 
chain.  William  C.  Dawson,  of  C.  M.  Leonard  Council,  Newburgh,  was 
elected  as  succ.ssor  to  President  Bonner.  J.  Browne,  Jr.,  of  Jamaica 
Council,  was  chosen  Vice-President.  At  the  Port  Jervis  Convention  the 
Secretary  in  his  annual  report  recommended  the  withdrawal  of  New  York 
State  Council  from  the  National  Council,  and  New  York  State  Council 
did  withdraw.    They  were  paying  an  annual  per  capita  of  twenty-five 


cents,  which  amounted  to  several  hundred  dollars  in  the  aggregate,  from 
which  they  derived  no  benefit,  and  they  decided  to  keep  this  money  in 
their  own  treasury  for  the  benefit  of  their  own  members. 

On  June  21,  1889,  New  York  State  Council  was  incorporated  with 
the  following  Board  of  Officers  :  Hugh  Bonner,  New  York  ;  E.  J.  Park, 
Elmira ;  C.  H.  Sliney,  Waverly  ;  Daniel  Bradley,  New  York  ;  Mark 
Reardon,  Brooklyn  ;  A.  H.  F.  Bauer,  Brooklyn  ;  E.  C.  Murphy,  Brooklyn  ; 
J.  Browne,  Jr.,  Jamaica;  W.  C.  Dawson,  Newburgh;  J.  D.  Nixon, 
Horseheads  ;  D.  T.  Turner,  Penn  Yan. 

New  charters  were  issued  to  each  Local  Council  in  the  State,  be- 
ginning with  number  one,  in  the  order  of  their  respective  ages.  The 
Burial  and  Endowment  Fund  was  also  established.  Membership  in  the 
B.  and  E.  Fund  was  optional.  The  cost  of  joining  the  B.  and  E.  Fund 
was  one  dollar  and  twenty-five  cents,  which  included  one  advance  assess- 
ment, and  on  the  death  of  a  member  an  assessment  of  twenty-five  cents 
was  levied  upon  each  member  of  the  B.  and  E.  Fund.  The  fourth  annual 
convention  of  New  York  State  Council  was  held  at  Flushing,  on  July  14, 
15  and  16,  1890.  The  Secretary's  report  showed  that  the  Order  was  in 
the  most  prosperous  condition  numerically. 

It  also  showed  a  growing  interest  in  the  O.  A.  F.  throughout  the 
State  and  that  there  were  State  Councils  recently  established  in  Arkansas, 
California  and  Oregon.  All  the  State  officers  whose  terms  had  expired 
were  re-elected  at  Flushing. 

Flushing  Council,  No.  6,  gave  the  delegates  a  royal  welcome  and  they 
were  splendidly  entertained  by  the  firemen  and  citizens  generally.  The 
clam  bake  and  picnic  at  College  Point  was  a  memorable  event  in  the 
history  of  the  O.  A.  F.,  and  will  never  be  forgotten  by  those  who  were 
fortunate  enough  to  enjoy  the  hospitality  of  Flushing  Council. 

At  the  Flushing  Convention  an  elegant  silk  banner  was  awarded  to 
Hugh  Bonner  Council,  No.  3,  by  the  State  Council  for  having  secured  the 
largest  number  of  new  members  during  the  past  year. 


No.  10  Worth  Street. 


The  Fifth  Annual  Council  was  held  in  Clarendon  Hall,  New  York 
City,  on  July  14,  15  and  16,  1891. 

At  this  Convention  there  was  one  very  important  amendment  to  the 
constitution  and  by-laws,  which  compelled  every  new  member  to  join  the 
Burial  and  Endowment  Fund.  This  was  a  move  in  the  right  direction, 
and  the  result  has  been  most  gratifying  to  all  members.  The  cost  of 
joining  and  maintaining  the  Burial  and  Endowment  Fund  is  much  less 
and  its  benefits  far  greater  than  in  any  other  benevolent  institution  in  the 
State  of  New  York  ;  and  as  membership  is  limited  to  the  O.  A.  F.,  every 
member  feels  a  deep  interest  in  its  success.  At  the  New  York  meeting 
President  William  C.  Lawson  was  unable  to  be  present  owing  to  serious  and 
fatal  illness.  A  perusal  of  the  proceedings  published  herewith  will  prove 
very  interesting  to  every  fireman,  especially  the  members  of  the  O.  A.  F. 

The  grand  reception  and  entertainment  given  by  Hugh  Bonner 
Council  was  such  as  could  only  be  provided  in  New  York  City,  and 
included  an  evening  at  the  Broadway  Theatre,  a  grand  banquet  on  the  second 
evening,  a  visit  to  the  Statue  of  Liberty  on  Bedloe's  Island,  an  exhibition 
by  the  Life-Saving  Corps  at  headquarters,  an  exhibition  of  the  fire  boat 
New  Yorker,  a  drive  through  Central  and  Riverside  Parks,  a  visit  to  the 
tomb  of  Gen.  Grant,  and  finally  a  dinner  to  the  State  delegates. 

President  William  C.  Lawson  died  at  his  home  in  Newburgh  on  July 
29,  1 89 1.  Nearly  all  the  State  officers  were  present  at  his  funeral.  Mr. 
Lawson  had  worked  long  and  faithfully  for  the  O.  A.  F.  His  loss  was 
deeply  regretted  and  his  memory  will  be  ever  revered  among  its  members. 


The  Vice-President  succeeded  Mr.  Lawson  as  President  of  New  York 
State  Council,  and  the  present  Board  of  Officers  and  Directors  are  as 
follows  :  Past  President,  Hugh  Bonner,  of  No.  3  ;  President,  J.  Browne, 
Jr.,  of  No.  2;  Vice-President,  Lewis  M.  Smith,  of  No.  7;  Secretary, 
Charles  H.  Sliney,  of  No.  4 ;  Treasurer,  Daniel  Bradley,  of  No.  3  ; 

Warden,  W.  E.  Churchill,  of  Mohawk  ;  Historian,   ;  Directors  : 

John  F.  Rogers,  of  No.  6  ;  L.  W.  Clark,  of  No.  1  ;  C.  W.  Jones  of  No.  4  ; 
C.  H.  Truax,  of  No.  8. 

The  Order  American  Firemen  is  growing  stronger  and  more  popular 
every  day.  New  Local  Councils  are  constantly  springing  up.  The 
Burial  and  Endowment  Fund  is  also  prospering.  Interest  in  the  O.  A.  F. 
is  not  confined  to  New  York  State  alone.  The  firemen  of  other  States 
have  noted  its  steady  progress  during  the  past  five  years  ;  and  there  is 
no  doubt  that  a  convention,  composed  of  representatives  from  at  least  ten 
States,  will  be  held  within  the  next  twelve  months.  The  objects,  aims 
and  purposes  for  which  the  O.  A.  F.  was  formed  have  been  carried  out  to 
the  letter.  Several  important  bills  and  enactments  for  the  benefit  of 
New  York  State  firemen  originated  with  New  York  State  Council.  In 
this  brief  sketch  many  important  minor  details  have  been  omitted  ;  but 
enough  has  been  written  to  show  what  the  O.  A.  F.  is.  Our  motto 
"True  to  Friendship— Faithful  to  Duty,"  has  been  strictly  observed; 
consequently  the  O.  A.  F.  is  to-day  one  of  the  permanent  and  solid 
institutions  of  the  State  of  New  York  and  of  the  United  States,  to  which 
every  fireman  in  the  land  is  welcome. 


Waverly,  N.  Y.,  February  15,  1892. 


POWELL. 
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PERFECTOS,      50    "  " 
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73  Franklin  Street,  New  York. 


This  material  is  pronounced  the  finest  and  handsomest  relief  interior  decoration  ever  placed  before  the  public. 
It  fills  the  wants  of  the  wealthy  in  its  adaptation  for  beautiful  ornamentation,  and  in  its  original  and  subdued  forms,  it  is 
essentially  as  good  for  purchasers  of  moderate  means,  having  actual  economy  in  its  use. 
The  panel  shown  here  represents  a  Frieze  in  Lincrusta-Walton. 

L,incrusta-Walton  has  been  awarded  the  First  Prize  at  the  Columbian  Exhibition,  and  the  strongest  commendation  for  its 
superiority  and  excellence. 

F=R.    BECK   St  CO., 

BEANCH   NATIONAL  "WAr/n,  PA.P»E3R  CO., 
MANUFACTURERS, 

29th  Street  and  yth  Avenue,  NEW  YORK. 


JESSE  BROWNE,  Jr. 

JUNIOR  PAST  PRESIDENT. 


DAVIDSON  SONS  MARBLE  CO 


MILL  AND  FACTORY: 

250  to  262  1 1  th  Ave. 
558  and  560  West  27th  St. 
557  West  26th  St. 

OFFICE  : 

Cor.  11th  Ave.  and  27th  St. 


NEW  YORK  CITY 


T.  A.  MclNTYRE,  President.  j.  c.  WATSON,  Sec'y  and  Tres. 

The  J.  G.  WATSON  CO. 

Elevator  and  Mill, 


Telephone  Call,  "384  HARLEM." 

GRAIN.  FEED.  HAY  AND  STRAW 

AT  WHOLESALE. 

135th  Street  and  Harlem  River, 


HEAD  OF  4TH  AVENUE, 


New  York. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  SKETCH  OF  JESSE  BROWNE,  JR. 


JESSE  BROWNE,  JR.,  was  born  in  the  City  of  New  York  in  1837  ; 
was  educated  at  the  Mount  Washington  Collegiate  Institute  of  that 
city,  and  resided  for  twenty  years  in  the  Ninth  Ward.  After  graduating 
he  studied  for  and  practiced  as  an  architect  until  1864,  when  he  removed 
to  Queens  County,  Long  Island.  In  1883  he  took  up  his  residence  in 
Jamaica,  L.  I.,  and  shortly  afterwards  joined  Atlantic  Hook  and  Ladder 
Company,  No.  1,  of  that  village— one  of  the  oldest  fire  organizations  in 
the  State,  having  been  formed  by  an  Act  of  the  Legislature  in  1797.  At 
present  he  is  an  active  member  and  Vice-President  of  that  company.  He 
has  always  been  an  active  worker  in  all  things  pertaining  to  the  welfare 
of  firemen  and  fire  affairs.  For  the  past  six  years  he  has  been  a  member 
of,  and  present  at  the  Conventions  of  the  Firemen's  Association  of  the 
State  of  New  York.    Mr.  Browne  was  one  of  the  first  to  join  the  O.  A.  F. , 


and  was  an  incorporator  of  the  New  York  State  Council.  Since  joining 
the  Order  of  American  Firemen  he  has  filled  the  following  positions  : 
Delegate  to  the  National  Convention  in  1887  and  1888  ;  appointed  Deputy 
National  Secretary  in  1888  ;  elected  National  Director  in  1888  ;  Secretary 
of  Jamaica  Council,  No.  2,  in  1887  and  1888;  Delegate  to  New  York 
State  Convention,  and  elected  State  Director  at  Horseheads  in  1887  ; 
elected  State  Warden  at  Waverly  in  1888  ;  elected  Vice-President  of  the 
State  Council  at  Port  Jervis  in  1889,  at  Flushing,  in  1890,  and  at  New 
York  in  1891.  On  the  death  of  President  W.  C.  Lawson,  he  became 
President  of  the  New  York  State  Council,  August,  1891.  Declining  a  re- 
election at  Islip,  he  became  a  Past  President  in  1893,  and  with  Chief 
Hugh  Bonner  of  New  York  City,  was  made  a  life  member  of  the 
Association. 


OUTSIDE  VIEW  OF  FACTORY. 


D.  H.  ROBERTS, 

Manufacturer  and  Wholesale  Dealer  in 

AMERICAN  WINDOW  GLASS, 

MANUFACTURED   BY   NATURAL  GAS. 

159  and  161   SOUTH    FIFTH   AVENUE,    NEW  YORK 

Depot  for  the  Famous 

CHAMBERS  AND  McKEE  GLASS  CO  S  GLASS. 


INSIDE  VIEW  OF  FACTORY. 


ALSO  WHOLESALE  AND  RETAIL  DEALER  IN 

Cider  and  Vinegar. 


MANUFACTURER  OF 


Ginger  Ale,  Sarsaparilla,  Soda  and  all  kinds  cf  Mineral  Waters. 

Office  and  Works  = 

424  and  426   EAST  62d  STREET,  NEW  YORK. 


JOHN  F.  ROGERS, 

PRESIDENT. 


Goods  for  Men  and  Boys. 


THE  CHOICEST  STYLES  IN 

Neckwear,  Hosiery,  Collars  and  Cuffs, 
Dress  Shirts,  Night  Shirts,  Bicycle 
Shirts  and  Hose,  Driving  Jackets,  Bath 
Gowns,  Bathing  Suits,  Mackintoshes 

GARMENTS  TO  MEASURE. 
FIT  ASSURED. 

James  McCreery&Co. 

Broadway  and  lltli  Street, 


NEW  YORK  CITY. 


FLEISCHMANN'S 

VEGETABLE  YE  ACT 
COMPRESSED  I  t  AO  I 
HAS  NO  EQUAL 


BIOGRAPHICAL  SKETCH  OF  JOHN  F.  ROGERS, 

PRESIDENT. 


JOHN  F.  ROGERS  was  born  in  the  village  of  Flushing,  Queens 
County,  New  York,  December,  1855;  attended  the  village  school 
until  twelve  years  of  age,  and  served  a  regular  apprenticeship  at  the 
plumbing  trade.  At  the  age  of  eighteen  years  he  became  a  member  of 
Rescue  Hook  and  Ladder  Company,  No.  1,  of  the  Flushing  Fire  Depart- 
ment, and  served  two  terms  as  Secretary,  and  is  still  a  member  of  that 
company. 

In  February,  1886,  he  started  in  business  for  himself  as  plumber, 
stearnfitter,  etc.,  and  has  proven  himself  to  be  one  of  the  best  in  his  town, 
and  has  since  opened  one  of  the  finest  stores  in  his  line  to  be  found  in 
Queens  County.  His  career  as  a  business  man  has  has  been  very 
successful. 

In  April,  1887,  he  was  elected  to  the  office  of  Overseer  of  the  Poor, 
and  in  1889  was  re-elected.  He  made  many  friends  by  his  strict  attention 
to  his  duties  and  his  kind  care  for  the  unfortunates  under  his  charge. 


He  was  one  of  the  first  in  Flushing  to  join  the  Order  of  American 
Firemen,  and  took  an  active  part  in  organizing  Flushing  Council,  No.  6, 
and  was  elected  Treasurer  of  the  Council  in  1888,  serving  two  one-year 
terms.  In  1889  he  was  elected  a  Director  of  State  Council  for  one  year. 
In  1890  he  was  again  elected  Director  of  the  State  Council,  but  for  three 
years,  and  in  1893  was  elected  President  of  the  State  Council. 

In  1 89 1  he  was  elected  President  of  Flushing  Council,  No.  6,  and  in 
1892  he  was  again  chosen  President  by  acclamation. 

In  April,  1891,  he  was  elected  Receiver  of  Taxes  of  the  town  of 
Flushing,  and  is  now  filling  that  position  with  credit  both  to  himself  and 
to  the  people. 

Brother  Rogers  is  a  quiet,  unassuming  business  man  of  the  strictest 
integrity,  but  very  decided  in  his  opinion.  He  is  very  popular  in  his 
native  village,  and  Flushing  Council,  No.  6,  thinks  there  is  none  in  the 
Order  better  than  he,  as  he  has  often  proved  to  their  satisfaction. 


Robert  Dey. 


WlLXIAM  SOMERVIU.K. 


DEY  &  SOMERVILLE, 

Carpenters   and  Builders, 

210  East  123d  Street,  New  York. 

MERCANTILE    BUILDING    A  SPECIALTY 

Telephone,  683  Harlem. 


FliANDRA(J  &  GO- 
CARRIAGE 

BUILDERS. 

372,  374  and  376  BROOjVIE  ST., 
NEW  YORK. 


DANIEL  BRADLEY, 

VICE-PRESIDENT. 


'COMPLIMENTS, 

THE  MOHORN  i^ON  wop^s. 


AiiCOHOUC 


lr\  Champo^r\e.  Bottle^ 

Vifsl  del  Pommel 

UVferr^erxted  fcpple  ju.ce- 

"Mop-Tonic  Ale 

Er%a1.sK  Breu/ed 

Equinox  Spring  Water 

Best  of  tillable  Waters 
Bottled  u/ikK  N&tural  GaS  at  tKe  .Spi-'>r\£ 
Mt  Equirxox  Mar\cKes'e' Vt 

Equinox  GingerG-iampagnc 

^vjpenor  to  »r\y  Imported  Girxo^er-  Ale, 
GENESEE   FRUIT  COMPANY 


WON  3>a«E  HOTEL 

EUROPEAN  PLHN, 

Union  Square  and  15th  Street, 

NEW  YORK. 

J.  H.  FIFE,  Manager. 


Ymut 

TOBACCO. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  SKETCH  OF  DANIEL  BRADLEY, 


VICE-PRESIDENT. 


FVANIEL  BRADLEY,  Vice-President  New  York  State  Council, 
A/  Order  American  Firemen,  was  born  in  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  March 
14,  1835;  joined  the  New  York  Volunteer  Fire  Department  in  1856; 
became  a  member  of  Niagara  Hose  Company,  No.  2  ;  was  elected 
Assistant  Foreman  of  that  Company  in  1863,  1864  and  1865  ;  joined 
the  present  department  March  1,  1866  ;  promoted  to  Assistant  Foreman 
March  1,  1873;  promoted  to  Foreman  April  3,  1878.  He  is  a  member 
of  the  New  York  Volunteer  Firemen's  Association,  the  Veteran  Fire- 
men's Association,  of  twenty  years  active  service  F.  D.  C.  of  N.  Y., 
and  President  of  Hugh  Bonner  Council,  No.  3,  Order  American  Firemen 


for  four  years.  This  is  the  largest  council  in  the  State,  having  a  mem- 
bership of  over  900.  Mr.  Bradley  is  also  a  prominent  and  worthy 
member  of  the  Masonic  fraternity.  He  is  Past  Master  of  Puritan 
Lodge,  No.  339,  New  York  ;  Past  High  Priest  of  Palestine  Chapter, 
No.  255,  R.  A.  M.,  and  is  Sir  Knight  of  Morton  Commandery,  No.  4, 
New  York  City.  Mr.  Bradley  is  a  man  of  sterling  worth,  and  is  respected 
by  all  who  know  him.  He  is  one  of  the  most  popular  members  of 
the  Order  American  Firemen,  and  has  been  elected  State  Treasurer 
annually  since  1889  to  1893,  and  elected  Vice-President  at  the  last  State 
Convention  in  1893. 


COMPLIMENTS  OF  THE 

Hotel  Bartholdi, 

BROADWAY  AND  23d  STREET, 
NEW  YORK. 

MADISON  SQUARE.  P.  J.  WHITE. 


4*  OUR  FIR6M6N^ 

Should  all  keep  a  supply  of 

POND'S  EXTRACT. 

Nothing  in  the  World  is  Better  for 

WOUNDS,  BU$KS, 

BfiUlSES,  CUTS, 

And  CONTUSIONS 


OF  ALL  KINDS. 


SEIST3D    FOE  PAMPHLET.    SENT  FREE. 

POND'S  EXTRACT  CO. 

76  FIFTH  AVENUE, 

NEW  YORK. 


CHARLES  H.  SLINEY. 

SECRETARY. 


Chas.  Jacobs  I  Co., 


Las  Palmas  Cigar  Factory, 

226-228  E.  63d  St., 

NEW  YORK. 

"CLEAR   HAVANA  COODS  A  SPECIALTY." 


Insurance  that  Insures. 


A  Life  Insurance  Policy  absolutely  without  Restrictions  ; 

A  Policy  with  but  One  Condition,  namely,  the  payment  of  premiums  ; 

A  Policy  with  a  Month's  Grace  in  premium  payments  and  paid  in  full  in 
case  of  death  during  the  month  of  grace,  less  only  the  overdue 
premium  with  interest  ; 

A  Policy  providing  for  Re-instatement  within  six  months  after  lapse,  if 
the  insured  is  in  good  health  ; 

A  Policy  automatically  non-forfeiting  after  three  annual  premiums 
have  been  paid,  either  extended  insurance  or  a  paid-up  policy 
being  granted,  the  first  without  request,  the  second  on  request  within 
six  months  ; 

A  Policy  with  Privilege  of  Cash  Loans  at  5  per  cent,  interest  after  the 

Policy  has  been  in  force  five  full  years  ; 
A  Policy  with  Six  Options  in  settlement  at  the  end  of  10,  15  or  20  years  ; 
A  Policy  Incontestable  from  any  Cause  One    Year  after 

issue  ; — 

THAT'S  THE  "ACCUMULATION  POLICY" 

OF  THE 

NEW-YORK  LIFE  INSURANCE  COMPANY, 

JOHN  A.  McCALL,  President, 


346  and  348  Broadway,  New  York. 

Agents  of  Integrity  and  Ability  wanted  everywhere. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  SKETCH  OF  CHARLES  H.  SLINEY. 


I  HARLES  H.  SLINEY,  Secretary  of  the  New  York  State  Council, 
^ —  Order  American  Firemen,  was  born  in  Waverly,  in  October,  1852. 
He  is  a  descendant  of  one  of  the  pioneer  families  of  the  State  of  New 
York  and  notably  of  Tioga  County,  a  family  noted  for  hospitality, 
philanthropy  and  charity,  especially  to  the  poor.  Mr.  Sliney  attended 
school  at  the  "  Old  Buck  School,"  now  known  as  the  "  West  End  School," 
and  afterwards  was  a  pupil  of  the  famous  Waverly  Institute,  under  the 
late  A.  J.  Eang.  Mr.  Sliney  began  his  career  as  a  fireman  as  torch  boy 
in  old  Neptune  Engine  Company,  No.  1,  of  Waverly,  of  which  "Uncle 
Joe"  Hallet  was  foreman.  In  June,  1876,  Mr.  Sliney  became  a  charter 
member  of  Waverly  Hook  and  Ladder  Company,  No.  2,  and  served  seven 
years  as  an  active  member.  He  held  every  office  in  the  gift  of  the 
Company,  and  was  for  several  years  a  member  of  the  Executive  Committee 
of  the  Volunteer  Firemen's  Association  of  New  York  State,  and  one  of  its 
most  popular  members.  In  1887  he  was  a  delegate  and  charter  member 
of  New  York  State  Council,  Order  American  Firemen,  and  was  elected 
Historian.    In  1888  he  was  elected  Secretary  of  the  Order,  and  although 


the  Order  American  Firemen  was  at  that  time  in  a  very  precarious  con- 
dition, and  its  future  prospect  looked  exceedingly  gloomy,  he  entered 
into  his  work  heart  and  soul,  and  once  more  demonstrated  his  great 
executive  ability  by  freeing  the  Order  from  debt,  largely  increasing  its 
membership  and  leaving  a  handsome  balance  in  the  treasury  at  the  end  of 
his  first  year  as  Secretary.  Mr.  Sliney  has  done  a  great  deal  of  excellent 
work  for  the  press.  He  is  a  most  versatile  writer  and  litterateur,  with  fine 
poetic  taste.  His  poem  "The  Eternal  Reunion,"  written  on  the  death  of 
General  McClellan,  and  read  at  the  memorial  services,  attracted  universal 
attention  and  unstinted  praise.  Among  the  complimentary  notices,  he 
received  an  autograph  letter  from  Mrs.  Ellen  McClellan,  wife  of  General 
McClellan.  Mr.  Sliney  is  a  leader  in  all  charitable  works  in  his  own  home, 
and  although  by  no  means  wealthy,  he  was  never  known  to  refuse  his  aid  in 
any  deserving  cause.  The  Order  American  Firemen  of  New  York  State  owe 
their  remarkable  progress  and  success  to  their  Secretary's  untiring  efforts, 
and  there  is  no  man  in  the  Order  who  is  more  highly  regarded  in  every 
respect  as  a  man  and  official.    Mr.  Sliney  still  holds  the  office  of  Secretary. 


GOLD  SILVER 


Spoons, 
Forks, 
Knives, 

Bearing 
Trade  Mark 


Etc., 


"  1847  Rogers  Bros." 

Illustrations  of 
Latest  Designs  sent 
on  application. 


PUNCH  SET. 


MANUFACTURED 
BY  THE 


MERIDEN  BRITANNIA  COMPANY 


Firemen's  Trumpets, 
Prize  Cups, 

Tea  Ware, 
Chafing  Dishes, 
Tea  Kettles, 
Mirrors, 
Brushes, 
Pitcher  Sets, 
Smokers'  Articles, 

Whisks,  Etc., 
of  artistic  design  and 
unsurpassed  variety. 


UNION  SQUARE, 
.   46   EAST    14th  STREET. 


Removal  to  Madison  Square,  West  (208  Fifth  Avenue),  on  completion  of  their  new  building. 


HENRY  M.  LEONARD, 


TRE  ASTTR  ER . 


The   Most  Popular 


ARTICLES  OF  THEIR  KIND. 


FOR 

*4  H  A  N  D  >* 


AND 

MACHINE  SEWING 


Claris  O.  N.  T.  Crochet  Cotton, 

ON  BALLS. 

Mil  ward's  Helix  Needles, 


Marshall's  Linen  Thread. 


FOR   SALE  EYEI^YWHE^E. 
400  BROKDWHY, 


CHAS.  C.  CLAUSE N, 

Maltster, 

Avenue  A,  7 1st  and  J2d  Streets, 
NEW  YORK. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  SKETCH  OF  HENRY  M.  LEONARD, 

TREASURER. 


vf  TENRY  M.  LEONARD  is  the  oldest  living  child  of  the  late  Honorable 
1\_  Chauncey  M.  Leonard,  Ex-Mayor  of  the  City  of  Newburgh, 
and  Ex-Chief  Engineer  of  the  Newburgh,  N.  Y.,  Fire  Department,  and  in 
many  ways  he  resembles  his  deceased  father. 

He  was  born  on  the  eleventh  day  of  December,  1852,  on  North  Water 
Street,  in  the  village,  now  the  City,  of  Newburgh,  N.  Y. 

He  received  his  education  at  the  public  schools,  and  when  sixteen 
years  of  age  he  entered  the  paint  and  oil  store  of  what  was  then  Ward, 
Leonard  &  Co.,  as  errand  boy,  and  remained  with  the  same  firm 
through  all  its  changes  until  1890,  when  he  retired  to  take  the  office 
of  City  Collector,  to  which  he  had  been  elected  by  the  large  majority 
of  1,175- 

He  inherited  from  his  father  the  love  of  the  fireman,  and  in  1873 


became  a  member  of  Ringgold  Hose  Company,  No.  1 ,  and  has  been  an 
active  member  ever  since.  In  1884  he  was  elected  to  the  office  of  Assist- 
ant Chief  Engineer  for  three  years. 

He  has  been  Treasurer  (since  its  organization  in  1887),  of  the  C.  M. 
Leonard  Council,  of  the  Order  of  American  Firemen,  and  was  one  of  its 
charter  members. 

He  is  also  Secretary  of  the  Newburgh  District  Telephone  Company. 

In  1889  he  attended  the  New  York  State  Council  of  the  O.  A.  F., 
held  at  Port  Jervis,  as  a  delegate,  and  in  1893  he  attended  the  New  York 
State  Council  of  the  O.  A.  F.,  held  at  Islip,  L-  L,  and  was  elected 
unanimously  as  State  Treasurer. 

Mr.  Leonard  is  a  sober,  industrious,  honest  and  upright  citizen,  and 
has  the  respect  of  the  entire  city  in  which  he  resides. 


TATTERSALLS,  of  new  York,  Limited 

(Agents,  Messrs.  Tattersall,  London,  England), 

7th  AVENUE  AJlD  55th  STREET,  HEW  YORK;  CITY, 
CONDUCT  PUBLIC  AUCTION  SALES 

Of  Worses  in  Training,  Stallions,  Brood  ]VIates  arpd  Yearlings, 

THOROUGHBREDS  flp  TROTTERS, 


AS  WLLL  AS  BREEDING  STOCK  OF  ALL  DESCRIPTIONS, 


At  RACE  TRACKS  AND  BREEDING  FARMS  anywhere  throughout  America  and  Canada, 

At  TATTERSALLS'  SALE  REPOSITORY,  7th  Avenue  and  55th  Street,  New  York, 

And  at  TATTERSALLS'  BRANCH  ESTABLISHMENTS  at  Lexington,  Ky.,  and  Cleveland,  0. 


ST6GK  BOtiGHT  ANB  SOLD  0N  COMMISSION  ONLY. 


WILLIAM    EASTON,    Managing    Director   and  Auctioneer, 
TATTERSALLS,  of  New  York,  Limited,  7th  avenue  and  55th  street,  new  york. 


WILLIAM  E.  CHURCHILL, 

WARDEN. 


SAM  L  G.  FRENCH, 

Coal  *  Merchant, 

ONE  BROMDlfliHY, 

Room  131  Washington  Building,  NEW  YORK. 


Importer  of  ENGLISH  CANNEL  COAL, 

For  the  Use  of  Steam  Fire  Engines  a  Specialty. 
Quotations    given    *o    any    Point    reached    by  Rail. 

ADAMS  HOUSE. 

 N 

300  Light  Rooms,  50  Cents  per  Day  and  Upwards. 
TWO  LARGE  RESTAURANTS.  POPULAR  PRICES. 

Tenth  Avenue,  2  Blocks  South  of  14th  Street, 

JOHN  GLASS,  Jr.,  Manager.  NEW  YORK. 

Belt  L,ine  Cars  pass  the  Hotel,  making  it  very  accessible  to  all  Ferries,  Steamships, 
Railroad  Depots  and  Steamboats. 


TELEPHONE  CALL,  No.  15,  18th  STREET. 

Lumber, 

Packing  Boxes, 

Mouldings. 

DUNBAR  BOX  AND  LUMBER  CO., 

2B2   ELEVENTH  AVENUE, 

CORNER  28TH  STREET,  NEW  YORK. 

Ghemieal  Rational  Bank  of  fleoi  York, 

No.  270  Broadway. 


Capital,  $300,000. 

Surplus  and  Undivided  Profits,  =  $7,200,000. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  SKETCH  OF  WILLIAM  ELDERFIELD  CHURCHILL. 


all  firemen  are  engaged  in  the  same  good  work  ;  are  for  the  public 
/  V  good  performing  the  same  labors  and  braving  the  same  dangers, 
they  have  a  community  of  interest,  and  for  one  another  a  warmth  of 
personal  friendship,  and  with  one  another  a  sympathy  greater  than  is 
usual  among  those  who  have  never  known  one  another.  Therefore  those 
into  whose  hands  this  work  will  come,  will  be  glad  to  know  something  of 
the  life  of  its  author,  and  of  how  he  acquired  his  fitness  for  this  work  that 
makes  his  fitness  manifest. 

William  Elderfield  Churchill  was  born  in  Dorsetshire,  England, 
January  28,  1850.  He  is  a  lineal  descendent  of  Sir  Charles  Churchill,  the 
poet,  and  is  a  blood  relation  of  Lord  Randolph  Churchill,  now  prominent 
in  the  British  Government. 

Mr.  Churchill  landed  upon  our  shores  December  29,  1868.  He  was 
naturalized  January  29,  1874.  But  though  he  has  been  a  citizen  of  the 
United  States  for  only  fifteen  years,  everyone  who  is  acquainted  with  him 
knows  that  he  is  as  thorough-going  an  American  as  if  his  ancestor  had 
come  over  in  1492. 

Mr.  Churchill's  life  has  been  devoted  chiefly  to  journalism.  He  has 
been  connected  in  various  relations  (oftenest  as  editor  and  proprietor) 
with  the  following  weekly  papers :  The  Cherry  Valley  Gazette,  the  Sharon 
Springs  Gazette,  the  Avoca  Advance,  the  St.  Johnsville  Times,  the  Clyde 
Democrat,  the  Auburn  Herald,  and  is  at  present  (1889)  editor  and  pro- 
prietor of  the  Mohawk  hidependent,  of  Mohawk,  Herkimer  County,  New 
York. 


Mr.  Churchill  has  long  been  specially  interested  in  the  volunteer 
fireman  and  in  his  work.  He  commenced  his  career  as  a  fireman  in  1872 
by  organizing  the  Excelsior  Fire  Company,  No.  1 ,  of  Cherry  Valley,  New 
York,  this  Company  having  the  peculiarly  appropriate  motto  of  "  Pro 
bono  publico."  Mr.  Churchill  was  its  first  Secretary  and  its  only  Secretary 
as  long  as  he  remained  in  Cherry  Valley. 

The  writer  of  this  sketch  was  a  citizen  of  St.  Johnsville,  New  York, 
when  Mr.  Churchill  came  to  that  place.  Here  he  infused  new  life  into 
the  fire  service  of  the  village,  secured  the  organization  of  Protection  Hook 
and  Ladder  Cempany,  No.  3,  and  was  Secretary  of  that  Company  till 
(owing  to  his  efforts)  the  village  authorities  organized  the  Fire  Depart- 
ment of  the  Corporation,  and  made  him  Department  Secretary  and 
Treasurer. 

At  Kingston,  N.  Y.,  in  1883,  the  Firemen's  Association,  State  of 
New  York,  elected  him  one  of  its  Vice-Presidents  for  the  year  of  1883-4. 
At  Troy,  in  1887,  the  Association  made  him  a  life  member.  At  Cortland, 
in  1888,  he  was  unanimously  elected  Statistician  for  1888-9. 

Mr.  Churchill  is  an  enthusiastic  fireman,  and  his  interest  in  firemen 
and  the  fire  service,  not  to  say  also  his  journalistic  career,  have  con- 
tributed to  cause  his  fitness  to  originate  this  ritual,  a  fitness  which  was 
recognized  by  the  Association  when,  in  1887,  it  appointed  him  to  perform 
this  labor,  and  a  fitness  that  (the  friend  who  writes  this  may  be  permitted 
to  say)  is  evident  on  every  page  of  the  work  that  its  author  now  gives  to 
the  public. 


ALEXANDER  DUMAS. 

HISTORIAN. 


POTTIER,  STYMUS  &  CO. 

Successors  to  the  Pottier  &  Stymus  Mfg.  Co. 

Upholstery,  Furniture  and  Decorations, 

WOOD  +  WORK, 

375  and.  377  Lexington  Avenue, 
Corner  41ST  Street,  New  York. 

ESTABLISHED  1850. 


Supplies  for  Hotels,  Shipping,  Restaurants  and  Cafes  a  Specialty. 


JOHN  BOHNET, 

ButeheF  and  Provision  Dealer, 

COR.  CATHERINE  AND  MADISON  STS., 

Branch  of  188  and  190  Monroe  Street,  NEW  YORK. 


Telephone  Call,  866  Spring. 


EUROPEAN  PLAN, 

48  to  52  East  11th.  Street, 

BET.  BROADWAY  AND  UNIVERSITY  PLACE, 


W.  D.  RYDER,  Proprietor. 


NEW  YORK. 


Single  Rooms,  $1.00  per  Day,  and  Upwards. 

Double  Rooms,  $2.00  per  Day,  and  Upwards. 

Rooms  with  Bath,  from  $3.00  to  $5.00. 


thos.  r.  a.  hall. 


WILLIAM  H.  HALL. 


WILLIAM  HALL'S  SONS, 
Xumber  Stealers 

And  Wholsale  Manufacturers  of  SrtSHES,  BLINDS  AND  DOORS. 

HKRDMOOD    DOORS,    MOULDINGS,    GENBRKL    HOUSB  TRIiW. 


FOOT  OF  106th  STREET,  EAST  RIVER, 

Elevated  Station,  3d  Ave.,  106th  St.  «<WM  TOEl 


BIOGRAPHICAL  SKETCH  OF  ALEXANDER  DUMAS. 


TJLLEXANDER  DUMAS,  Historian  of  New  York  State  Council, 
i  V      O-  A.  F.,  was  born  in  New  York  City,  May  31st,  1862. 

He  attended  Grammar  School  No.  26,  in  West  30th  Street,  from 
which  he  graduated  to  enter  the  College  of  the  City  of  New  York  in  1878. 

Several  years  ago  he  changed  his  place  of  residence  and  made 
Flushing,  L.  I.,  his  home,  where,  in  September,  1889,  he  joined  Rescue 
Hook  and  Ladder  Company,  No.  1,  and  became  a  member  of  Flushing 
Council,  No.  6,  O.  A.  F.,  in  April  of  the  following  year,  and  has  been 
Financial  Secretary  of  the  Council  for  three  years,  and  is  a  member  of  the 
Ritual  Committee  of  New  York  State  Council. 


Mr.  Dumas  takes  a  deep  interest  in  all  fire  matters,  and  all  work  for 
the  benefit  of  the  fire  department  and  its  members  receive  prompt 
attention  and  careful  consideration  at  his  hands.  It  was  for  this  reason 
that  he  was  selected  as  Historian  of  New  York  State  Council  in  February, 
1892,  as  the  successor  of  H.  A.  Slosson.  This  was  no  small  compliment 
to  Mr.  Dumas,  as  the  position  of  Historian  is  one  that  requires  deep 
research,  a  keen  insight  and  excellent  literary  merit.  While  Mr.  Dumas 
is  one  of  the  youngest  members  of  the  Board  of  Officers  and  Directors  of 
New  York  State  Council,  his  signal  ability  was  early  recognized  and 
promptly  rewarded. 


Before  Breakfast 

GO  TO  YOUH  GHOCEH 
and  ask  for 

ROCKWELL'S 

BREAD. 

OFFICE   AJMC)    BAKERY  : 

429  and  431  East  75th  Street. 


JOHN  MOIXENHAUER,  President. 

J.  ADOIvPH  MOLLENHAUER,  Vice-President  and  General  Manager. 

FREDERICK  D.  MOIXENHAUER,  Secretary  and  Treasurer. 


c       —  } 

Bloek  Bounded  by  East  River,  South  Eleventh  Street, 
Division  and  Kent  Avenues, 


Only  the  Highest  Grade  of  Sugars  Used  in 
Our  Manufacture. 


OUR  STANDARD  £RgND3  ARE : 


Powdered, 

Standard  Fine  Granulated, 
Admiral  A, 

Berkshire  A, 
Cascade  A, 

Dartmouth  A, 
Excelsior  A, 


Standard  Granulated, 
Brilliant  Conf.  A, 

Calumet  Extra  C, 

Diamond  Extra  C, 
Lenox  Extra  C, 

Oriental  Yellow  Extra  C, 
Sunrise  Yellow  C, 

Neptune  Yellow  C. 


Aurora  Extra  C, 

Bedford  Extra  A, 


Hem  York  Office,  109  Wall  Street,  flem  York  City. 


C.   M.  SCHWALBE, 

DIRECTOR. 


The  Schillinger  Fireproof,  Cement  ^  Asphalt  Co. 


MANUFACTURERS  OF 

FIREPROOF  BUILDING  MATERIALS, 

ALSO 

Artificial  Stone  and  Asphalt  Pavements, 

to  4 13  East  9  1st  street, 

NEW  YORK. 

WALLACH'S  SUPERIOR  LAUNDRY  WORK. 

"The  Best,  therefore  The  Cheapest." 

MAIN  OFFICE  AND  FACTORY: 
1210  SECOND  AVENUE,  BET.  E3d  &  B4th  STREETS. 


BRANCHES: 

136  East  57th  St.  180  East  78th  St. 

953  Second  Ave.,  near  50th  St.  753  6th  Ave.,  near  43d  St. 

1  547  Second  Ave.,  near  81  st  St.  2053  Lex.  Ave.,  near  1  25th  St. 


Telephone:  Cortlandt  149. 


Established  1843. 

WM.  PORTER'S  SONS, 


MANUFACTURERS  OF 


Lian?ps,  hapterns,  Etc, 


PORTER'S  KEROSENE  F,  D,  LANTERN, 

30  i 


The  Strongest  and  Best  made  for 
F.  D.  use. 


271  PEARL  STREET,    NEW  YORK  CITY. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  SKETCH  OF  CHARLES  M.  SCHWALBE. 


(HARLES  M.  SCHWALBE,  age  thirty-six  years,  joined 
—  Washington  Engine  Company,  No.  i,  of  Port  Richmond, 
N.  Y.,  December  10,  1883;  is  still  on  the  active  roll,  and  holds  the 
office  of  Treasurer  for  the  third  term.  He  is  a  member  of  the  Board 
of  Representatives,  has  held  the  office  of  Secretary  of  that  body  for 
six  years,  and  now  holds  the  office  of  Treasurer  of  the  North  Shore 


Fire  Department.  He  is  well  known  all  over  the  State  as  an  active 
worker,  being  a  Delegate  to  Conventions  of  F.  A.  S.,  N.  Y.,  and  can 
be  seen  at  all  gatherings  that  have  for  their  object  the  welfare  of  the 
fireman. 

He  is  the  organizer  and  member  of  Staten  Island  Council,  No.  2,  and 
is  doing  good  work  for  the  O.  A.  F. 


THE  WHITE  fllFG.  CO. 

GLOBE  IRON  WORKS, 

556  We^t  Thirtjj-Fourth  f>lml, 

NEW  YORK. 


Car  Wheels,  Car  Castings, 

Railroad  Track  Castings. 


NATIONAL 

IMoganu  and  Cellar  Co. 


MAHOGANY 

AND  IMPORTED 

CABINET  WOODS 
IN  LUMBER  and  VENEERS. 


Foot  East  ioth  and  nth  Streets. 


CHARLES  W.  JONES, 

DIRECTOR. 


The  BUCKINGHAM  HOTEL, 

Fifth  Avenue  and  50th  Street, 

NEW  YORK. 


EUROPEAN  PLAN. 


Centrally  Located  in  the  most  Fashionable  Part  of  the  City. 


I  l:  I  I  I  I  IIIIIIIIIIIIIW 

WETHERBEE  &  FULLER,  Proprs. 


KEEP  THE  HOUSE  WARM 


BY  USING 


ROEBUCK'S  WEATHER  STRIPS 

AROUND  YOUR  DOORS  AND  WINDOWS. 

Excludes  Cold,  Wind,  Rain,  Snow  and  Dust. 

S.  ROEBUCK,  172  Fulton  St.,  New  YorK. 


T.  A.  RAYMOND, 

President  and  Treasurer. 


ADOLPH  DOBKE, 

Secretary. 


FABRIC  FIRE  HOSE  Co., 

MANUFACTURERS  OF 

FIRE  &  MILL  HOSE, 

13  and    15   PARK  ROW, 

—  NEW  YORK. 


FIFTH  ^A_A7"  T£3  IN"  ~TT  T±]  HOTEL, 

MADISON  SQUARE,  NEW  YORK. 

The  largest,  best  appointed,  and  most  liberally  managed  Hotel  in  the  city,  zvilh  the 
most  central  and  delightful  location. 
HITCHCOCK,  DAELIISTG   Sc  CO. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  SKETCH  OF  CHARLES  W.  JONES. 


I  HARLES  W.  JONES,  Director  New  York  State  Council,  and  also  one 
of  the  Directors  of  J.  E.  Hallet  Council,  No.  4,  of  Waverly,  joined 
Waverly  Hook  and  Ladder  Company,  May  5,  1879,  and  was  elected 
Recording  Secretary  at  the  same  meeting,  and  held  this  position  until 
1886,  when  he  was  elected  foreman.  He  was  elected  Chief  of  the 
Waverly  Fire  Department  in  1887.    In  1888  he  was  elected  Treasurer 


of  the  Waverly  Hook  and  Ladder  Company.  He  was  re-elected 
Foreman  of  the  same  company  in  1889,  and  still  holds  the  same  office. 
Mr.  Jones  holds  a  responsible  position  in  the  office  of  the  Cayuta 
Wheel  and  Foundry  Company.  He  is  one  of  Waverly's  representative 
firemen,  and  takes  a  lively  interest  in  everything  pertaining  to  fire 
matters. 


115®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®®$! 

Hotels  may  change  greatly  in  otic 
year's  time  ;  in  two  years  tlicy  are 
C$)  often  completely  transformed.  Every 
traveler  recognizes  this  fact.  The 

Grand  Union  Hotel 


3 

Fourth  Ave.,  41st  and  42c!  Sts. 
opposite  Grand  Central  Depot, 

has  been  steadily  improved  during 
the  last  decade  until  it  stands  to- 
day as  the.  leading  family  and 
tourist  hotel  of  moderate  cost  in  the 
city  of  New-  York.'**~*>~<*K~*~*~>* 

Elevated  R.  R.  and  horse  cars  to  all  parts 
of  the  city.  Central  location  —  right  in 
the  centre  of  the  theatre  and  shopping 
district.  Baggage  to  and  from  42d  St. 
depot  free.  Every  attention  to  comfort. 
Rooms   $1.00    per  day   and  upwards. 

FORD  &  COMPANY,  Proprietors. 


Neurapv 


■>  -    f  //  ' 


Should  bein  every 
rFbodys  hands.  It  is  a  never  failing 
instantaneous  remedy  by  external 
application  for  Sick  i  Nervous  headaelje 
Neuralgia  Jootkacke  Sc. 


Laura  Jean  Libbey's  Novels 


The  public  is  cautioned  to  see  if  the  name  of  Laura  Jean  Libbey  is  on 
and  title  page,  as  no  book  alleged  to  be  written  by  Miss  Libbey  is  genuine 
name  of  Laura  Jean  Libbey  is  affixed  as  author. 

Order  one  of  each  of  the  following  Books 

By  La-ara  Jean  LitiTDey  = 

THE  ALPHABET  OF  LOVE  

A  MASTER  WORKMAN'S  OATH  

FLIRTATIONS  OF  A  BEAUTY  

WILLFUL  GAYNELL   

PRETTY  FREDA'S  LOVERS 

THE  CRIME  OF  HALLOWE'EN  

LITTLE  LEAFY  

LITTLE  RUBY'S  RIVAL  LOVERS  

ONLY  A  MECHANIC'S  DAUGHTER  

DAISY  GORDON'S  FOLLY  

LYNDALL'S  TEMPTATION  

THE  BEAUTIFUL  COQUETTE  

DORA  MILLER   ...  .... 


both  cover 
unless  the 


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for  sale  aL  an  nnvs  siauus.    jri  ice  ^  cciils  cai.ii. 

Munro's  Publishing  House,  24  and  26  Vandewater  St.,  N.  Y. 


Compliments 


of  a 


Friend. 


FLINT'S    FINE  FURNITURE. 

Who  would  pay  50  per  cent,  more  for  a  thing  than  the  same  or  an  equally  good  article 
could  be  procured  for  ? 

Yet  this  is  continually  being  done  by  persons  wanting  furniture,  from  lack  of  knowledge  as  to 
who  manufacture  and  who  do  not. 

Ten  to  Fifty  per  cent,  is  the  difference  between  the  Maker's  Price  and  the 
Retailer's  Price. 

As  manufacturers  we  offer  our  goods  at  this  saving.    Plain  furniture,  medium-cost  furniture  and 
the  most  elegant  that  can  be  made. 

Be  sure  to  investigate  before  ordering.    "  BUY  OF  THE  MAKER:' 

GEO.  C.  FLINT  CO.,  Furniture  Makers. 

Stores  :  104,  106,  108  WEST  14th  ST.    Hanufactory  :  154,  156  WEST  19th  ST. 


BRYANT    PARK  HOTEL, 

AMERICAN  AND  EUROPEAN  PLANS, 

Corner  Sixth  Avenue  and  38th  Street, 

J.  H.  MOTT,  PROPR.  NEW  YORK. 


Rooms  with  Board,  $1.50  to  $2.00  per  day. 
Single  Rooms,  50  and  75  cents.  Family  Rooms,  jjti.oo  and  $2.00  per  day. 


THE 


WEBER 


UPRIGHT  AND  GRAND 


PIANOS 


ABSOLUTELY   THE  BEST. 

Warerooms :  108  Fifth  Avenue,   Corner   West  16U1  Street, 
NEW  YORK  CITY. 


E.  M.  PR1TCHARD.  H.  F.  PRITCHARD. 

Er.  ••■  7VY.  •*•  PRITCHHRD  •••  St  +  SON, 


M  A  N  UFA  CT1 1 R  H  R  S  OF 


Window   Frames,  Sash,   Doors  and  Blinds, 

Wood  Mouldings  and  Interior  Trimmings,  Hardwood  Doors,  Mantels,  Church  Work,  Etc., 
138th  STREET  and  MOTT  AVENUE, 

OPPOSITE  MOTT  HAVEN  STATION,  NEW  YORK. 

Estimates  Furnished. 

HOTEL.  PQMERQY, 

Delightful  Location, 

Facing  the  Great  Columbus  Monument 
and  Central  Park. 
Easy  of  Access  from  All  Parts  of  City. 
Broadway,  Columbus  Plaza  (59th  St.) 
Chas.  Rohde,  Propr.  NEW  YORK. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  SKETCH  OF  JAMES  B.  MONTGOMERY. 


''TAMES  B.  MONTGOMERY  is  one  of  the  prominent  members  of  the 
I  Newburgh  Fire  Department,  which  is  unquestionably  the  best  all- 
around  department  of  volunteer  firemen  in  the  country.  To  be  simply  a 
Newburgh  fireman  is  honor  enough,  but  Mr.  Montgomery  has  had 
several  other  honors  thrust  upon  him.  Born  in  Newburgh,  September  18, 
1867,  he  has  been  a  member  of  Highland  Steamer  Company  since  1884. 
This  is  one  of  four  engine  companies  in  the  department.  It  has  seventy- 
five  men  on  active  duty,  and  a  long  list  of  honorary  members.  After  he 
had  been  a  member  for  two  years,  Mr.  Montgomery  was  elected  Secretary 
of  this  fine  company,  and  two  years  later  (1888),  he  was  honored  by 
being  chosen  Assistant  Foreman.  About  this  time  he  aided  in  organizing 
Leonard  Council,  Order  of  American  Firemen,  and  was  its  first  Secretary, 


which  office  he  still  holds.  He  has  been  a  delegate  to  the  State  Conven- 
tion several  times,  and  is  a  director  of  the  New  York  State  Council.  In 
performing  the  real  work  of  a  fireman,  in  answering  the  midnight  alarm, 
and  working  at  a  fire  until  the  last  spark  is  out,  he  has  been  faithful, 
energetic  and  obedient  to  authority  ;  in  fact,  a  model  fireman,  having  a 
pride  in  doing  things  right,  and  in  maintaining  the  reputation  of  his 
company.  He  is  also  a  member  of  the  Masonic  Order,  Odd  Fellows  and 
Forresters.  Though  we  imagine  the  fire  department  claims  most  of  his 
affection,  Jimmy  Montgomery  is  a  fine  luteman,  with  a  disposition  that 
never  gets  ruffled,  whose  friendship  is  as  true  as  steel,  and,  is  popular  not 
because  he  seeks  popularity,  but  because  he  cannot  help  it.  He  has  a  head 
for  business,  a  heart  for  friendship  and  a  hand  to  work. 


W|VL  ARMSTRONG, 

Builder. 


DOORS  AND  TRIMMINGS  IN  HARD  WOOD. 
FINE  CABINET  WORK- 


JOBBING. 


437  and  439  "West  42d  Street, 

439.  USTeW  TOEK. 


CHRIS.  ABELE, 

Millwright  and  Machinist, 

SOI.E  MANUFACTURER  OF 

Abele's  Patent  Mills  and  Roasting  Machinery. 

CONSTRUCTOR  AND  CONTRACTOR 

For  Flour.  Feed,  Spice,  Chocolate,  Plaster,  Paint, 
Malt,  Cement,  Drugs,  Mustard  and 
other  Establishments. 


Special  and  original  Ma< 
injr  and  Pulverizing  pnt 
Print  Rollers,  Flat  Blocks 
facturers. 


for  Wall  Paper 


537  W.  50th  ST.,  NEW  YORK. 

Residence,  456  W.  50th  St. 

Works  Laid  Out  and  Reconstructed. 

Estimates  Given. 
Orders  by  mail  promptly  attended  to. 
S05— 3btli  Street. 


Special  Manufacturers  of  Superior 

SOLE  AG  6C  NTS 

86S88rranklm6r.    JtfEW  YORK. 


Centennial  Hotel' 

850  Eighth  Avenue, 


N.  E.  Cor.  51st  Street, 


NEW  YORK. 


H.  E.  ESCHENBACH,  Prop. 


C.  H.  TRAUX, 

DIRECTOR. 


West  Shore  Hotel, 

42d  Street  and  Eleventh  Ave., 

NEW  YORK. 

Wm.  Von  Twistern,  prop. 


HOTEL  VO^  GliRHR 

355-361  u/est  59tl?  Street, 
f     Qor.  of  Qolumbus  f\v$  ffEU/  VOI^. 

JOHN  H-  D.  VO|M  GLAHN,  Proprietor. 


theo.  P.  Huffman.  TELEPHONE  CALL  304-38TH  ST.  JAS.  O.  bowne. 

Theo.  P.  Huffman  &  Co., 

Commission  +  Merchants 

IN 

HAY,  STRAW,  GRAIN,  FEED,  Etc., 

048  and  650  West  34th  St., 
Between  11th  and  12th  Avenues,  NEW  YORK. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  SKETCH  OF  C.  H.  TRUAX. 


eH.  TRUAX  was  born  in  Lawrenceburgh,  Ind.,  in  the  year  1853.  He 
_  is  a  carpenter  by  trade.  His  first  fire  service  was  in  East  New 
York,  as  a  runner  with  old  Neptune,  No.  2,  for  three  years — 1870  to  1873. 
The  old  engine  was  very  seldom  at  a  fire  without  his  company.  In  1874 
he  settled  in  Islip,  and  in  1881,  when  Islip  Hook  and  L,adder  Company, 
No.  1,  was  organized  he  was  one  of  the  charter  members.  After  serving 
eight  years  he  resigned  and  became  an  exempt  fireman,  leaving  a  record 
on  the  company's  books  that  he  need  not  be  ashamed  of.  In  1891,  being 
tired  of  inactivity,  he  joined  Alert  Hose,  No.  1,  of  which  he  is  at  present 


a  member.  When  Islip  Council,  No.  8,  O.  A.  F.,  was  organized  in  1889, 
C.  H.  Truax  was  made  its  President,  and  has  been  re-elected  each  year, 
and  it  is  with  pride  that  he  can  say  there  has  never  been  a  meeting  of 
Islip  Council  held  to  date  that  he  has  not  occupied  the  chair.  In  1889 
he  attended  the  New  York  State  Convention  of  the  O.  A.  F.,  held 
at  Port  Jervis,  as  a  delegate,  and  was  elected  State  Warden.  He  has 
been  a  delegate  to  the  Convention  each  year,  and  is  now  serving  his 
second  year  as  one  of  the  Board  of  Directors  of  New  York  State 
Council,  O.  A.  F. 


THE  OvSBORNE 

APfSRTAENT  HOQ3E. 

Absolutely  Fire-Proof  Building,  situated  on  the  Northwest  corner  of 

57th  Street  and  7  th  Avenue. 

The  Very  Best  Location  in  New  York  City,  as  it  insures  Sunlight  in  all  Rooms. 


The  Apartments  are  all  for  Housekeeping,  and  consist 
of  nine  and  twelve  rooms. 


The  House  is  unequaled  in  Decorations  and  Finish  ;  is 
lighted  throughout  by  Electric  Lights,  and  is  in 
every  way  the  best  Apartment  House  in  the  City. 


F.  W.  ELLIOTT, 

DIRECTOR. 


Union  Dime  Savings  Institution 

Broadway,  32d  Street  and  6th  Avenue, 

NEW  YORK. 


Open  Mondays,  10  to  7;  Saturdays,  10  to  12;  Other  days,  10  to  3. 


Interest  from  the  first  of  each  quarter  on  sums  from  $5  to  $3,000. 
Courteous  attention  to  depositors.    Special  facilities  for  ladies. 
The  principal  modern  languages  spoken. 

Business  may  be  done  by  mail.    Send  for  remittance  Circular. 
Society  accounts  received. 


CHARLES  E.  SPRAGUE,  President. 


CHANNING  M.  BRITTON,  ) 
JAMES  S.  HERRMAN,  ) 


Vice-Presidents. 


GEORGE  N.  BIRDSALL,  FRANCIS  M.  LEAKE, 

Treasurer.  Secretary. 


All  Genuine  Distillery  Bottling 

OLD  PEPPER  WHISKY 

Bears  our  Fac-simile  Signature  on  the  Gold  Label,  on  the 
Strip  across  the  Stopper  and  on  the  back  Caution  Label. 

ALL  OTHER  IS  IMITATION  AND  FRAUDULENT. 

JMS,  E.  P6PP6R  St  CO., 

DISTILLERS,   LEXINGTON,  KY. 

New  York  Office:  12  Park  Place.     OTTO  A.  KRAUSS,  Manager. 


HUNTER  IRON  WORKS, 

NO.  419  EAST  91  ST  STREET, 

Between  First  Ave.  and  Ave.  A.  NEW  YORK. 

Iron  Work  of  Every  Description  for  Builders. 

RAILINGS,  DOORS,  SHUTTERS,  GRATINGS,  Etc. 

ESTABLISHED  IN  1827. 

J.  WALL  &  SON, 

Bread    and    Cake  Bakers. 

AMERICAN,  FRENCH,  AND   VIENNA  BREAD  AND  ROLLS. 

WEDDING  CAP51*. 
Sixth  Avenue,  Corner  2ist  and  45TH  Streets. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  SKETCH  OF  FRANK  W.  ELLIOTT. 


3 TATE  DIRECTOR  FRANK  W.  ELLIOTT  was  born  at  Shand- 
aken,  Ulster  County,  in  1867.  In  the  Spring  of  '84,  he  joined 
Mohagen  Hose  Company,  No.  1,  Middletown,  N.  Y.,  Fire  Depart- 
ment, was  Secretary  three  years,  and  is  still  an  active  member, 
holding  the  office  of  Second  Assistant  Foreman  ;  is  one  of  the 
"stand-by's"  of  the  Company,  and  a  Mohagen  clear  through, 
and  in  all  matters  relating  to  the  fire  service  at  large  is  enthusiastic 
and  a  hustler.  During  the  fore  part  of  1892  he  joined  the 
Order  American  Firemen,  and  in  September  of  the  same  year,  founded 


and  organized  Hamilton  Council,  No.  14,  and  was  the  Council's  Delegate 
to  the  Newburgh  and  Islip  conventions.  Mr.  Elliott  is  unassuming  and 
quiet  in  manner,  and  in  his  Company  and  Council  he  has  never  made  a 
canvass  for  official  position,  always  preferring  to  be  a  worker  in  the  ranks. 
Since  the  organization  of  Hamilton  Council,  the  members  have  insisted 
on  him  to  accept  the  office  of  Corresponding  Secretary,  and  it  is  due  to 
his  untiring  efforts  that  the  Council  has  grown  to  its  present  proportions. 
He  is  connected  with  the  Maintenance  of  Way  Department  of  the  New 
York,  Ontario  &  Western  Railway  Company, 


FIRST  PREMIUM 

AT  THE 

World's  Fair 


THE  SINGER  MAN'F'G  GO. 

RECEIVED 

S4  FIRST  AWARDS 

Being  the  LARGEST  NUMBER  OF  AWARDS  obtained  by  ANY  EXHIBITOR, 
and  MORE  THAN  DOUBLE  the  number  received  by  ALL  the  other  Sewing 
Machine  Companies 


THE  SINGER  MAN'F'G  CO. 

"ALL  OVER  THE  WORLD." 


A.  KEHLBECK, 

DIRECTOR. 


*CRHiZE    3c  MHRTIN,* 

309-311  EAST  22d  STREET,         -        -         NEW  YORK, 

Sweet  Chocolates,  and  Cocoa  Preparations. 

MANUFACTURERS  OF 

GRIFFING'S  CHOCOLATES  AND  COCOAS. 

Gai^et  S.  Knight, 

MASON  AND  BUILDER, 

BOILER  SETTING,  FURNACE  REPAIRS,  AND  ENGINE 
FOUNDATIONS  A  SPECIALTY. 
421    WEST     24-b33-    ST.,     USTZETW^  TTOIRIK:. 
Flagging,  Plastering,  Cementing  and  Jobbing  in  all  Branches  Promptly  done. 
NICHT  BELL. 


ALL  FIREMEN 
EAT 


QUAKER  OATS. 


NORTH  HUDSON  HOTEL  AND  DINING  ROOMS, 

flo.  550  U/<?st  42d  5tr^t,  f  Y. 

KOOMS  BY  JD^^T  OIR  WEEK. 

MRU^ICE  BbUM,  Proprietor. 

J.  N.  RICHARDSON  SONS  &  OWOEN, 

LIMITED, 

Linen  Manufacturers, 

BELFAST,  IRELAND. 

N.  Y.  Branch :  84  FRANKLIN  ST. 

Hygeia  Sparkling  Distilled  Water  Co., 

349,  351  AND  353  WEST  12TH  STREET,  NEW  YORK. 

HYGEIA  STILL  WATER.      SPARKLING  HYGEIA  WATER.       SPARKLING  HYGEIA  LITHIA. 

In  3  and  5  Gallon  Demijohns. 

SYPHONS  OF  HYOEIA-Carbonic,  Vichy  Seltzer,  Kissingen,  and  Vichy  with  Lithia. 

All  Our  Products  Made  with  Hygeia  Distilled  Water  as  a  Basis,  aud  are  Adapted  for  any  Climate. 

Send  for  Price  List  and  Circulars. 

WILLIAM  MULLER, 

DEALER  IN 

*iCOHL  KND  WOOD.** 

YARDS  AND  FACTORY: 

640  to  646  East  18th  Street,  New  York. 

ESTABLISHED  1870.  NEAR  THE  RIVER. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  SKETCH  OF  (AS.  A.  KEHLBECK. 


*1  AS.  A.  KRHLBECK,  the  subject  of  this  sketch,  was  born  in  Brooklyn, 
I  N.  Y. ,  in  1849,  and  was  one  of  the  runners  of  8  hose  and  22  engine  for 
a  number  of  years  ;  on  removing  to  Jamaica,  some  five  years  since,  he 
joined  Atlantic  Hook  and  Ladder  Company,  No.  1,  and  was  one  of  the 
incorporators  of  that  company,  being  its  first  Vice-President.  He  is  now 
President  of  the  Company,  and  has  been  the  representative  to  the  State 
Firemen's  Association  for  two  years  past.  He  is  also  a  member  and  Vice- 
President  of  Jamaica  Council,  No.  2,  O.  A.  F.,  and  represented  his 
Council  in  the  State  Council  in  1892  and  1893. 

The  I.  O.  of  O.  F.,  have  claimed  our  brother  for  twenty-three  years 


past,  but  the  Knights  of  Pythias  got  such  a  strong  hold  upon  him  that  he 
has  had  little  time  for  other  organizations.  Twenty-three  years  ago  he 
joined  Harvard  Lodge,  No.  3,  K.  of  P.,  and  has  been  Harvard's  represen- 
tative in  the  Grand  Lodge  for  the  past  seven  years.  He  has  served  on 
the  finance  and  other  committees  of  the  Grand  Lodge,  and  is  generally 
known  among  the  K.  P.'s  as  "  Dave  "  from  his  striking  resemblance  to 
Senator  Hill. 

Mr.  Kehlbeck  is  engaged  in  the  insurance  business,  at  the  corner  of 
Sixth  Avenue  and  Thirty-Second  Street,  New  York  City,  where  he 
represents  companies  with  assets  of  over  $200,000,000. 


Tin  oni9<i  nxcuiaivn  wn^w 
fire  paper  pu§i5i5imD 

IN  AMERICA. 


rm  t  [j  j 

EVEl^Y  FIREMAN  SHOULD 
SUBSCRIBE    F(  IT. 
$1.50  PEI^  YEA  1^. 


HENRY  D.  BREWSTER, 

DIRECTOR. 


Metropolitan  Trust  Comp'y 

OF  THE  CITY  OF  NEW  YORK, 

Nos.  37  and  39  Wall  St. 


Paid  in  Capital,  $1,000,000,  Invested  in  United  States 


York  City  Bonds.    Surplus,  $1,000,000. 


DESIGNATED  BY  ORDER  OF  THE  SUPREME  COURT  AS  A  LEGAL  DEPOSITORY. 

Will  receive  deposits  of  money  on  interest ;  act  as  fiscal  or  transfer  agent  or  trustee 
for  corporations,  and  as  registrar  of  stock  ;  and  will  accept  and  execute  any  legal  trusts 
from  individuals  or  corporations  on  as  favorable  terms  as  other  similar  companies. 


THOMAS  HILLHOUSE,  President.  CHARLES  M.  JESUP,  2d  Vice-President. 

FREDERICK  D.  TAPPEN,  Vice-President.  BEVERLY  CHEW,  Secretary. 

GEORGE  D.  COANEY,  Assistant  Secretary. 


A.  GRACIE  KING, 
D.  O.  MILLS, 
FREDERICK  D.  TAPPEN. 
MORRIS  K.  JESUP, 
JOHN  T.  TERRY, 
WALTER  T.  HATCH, 
C.  P.  HUNTINGTON, 
BRADLEY  MARTIN, 


TRUSTEES: 

DUDLEY  OLCOTT, 
HEBER  R.  BISHOP, 
GEORGE  A.  HARDIN, 
W.  L.  BULL, 
J.  HOWARD  KING, 
JOSEPH  OGDEN, 
HENRY  B.  PLANT, 


KUWARD  B.  JUDSON, 
THOMAS  HILLHOUSE, 
WM.  A.  SLATER, 
JOHN  W.  ELLIS, 
W.  H  TILLINGHAST, 
ROBERT  HOE, 
RICHARD  MORTIMER. 


HEYjVtAH  BROS.  &  LiOWEHSTEIfi 

430-432  East  59th  Street,  New  York, 

MANUFACTURERS  OF  THE  CELEBRATED 

FLOR  DE  PAULINE  HALL 

HAVANA  CIGARS. 

Telephone  Call.  1014  Spring. 


MEYER,  DENKER  &  HOERIG, 


DEALERS  IN 


COAL-  •  AND  •  WOOD, 

FOOT  OF  FIFTH  STREET,   E.  R.,   NEW  YORK. 


JULIUS  JONSON, 

President. 


ALLSTON  GERRY, 

Treasurer. 


JONSON 


EflGIflEERlflG  &  FOUNDRY  GO., 


FOOT   EAST   118TH  STREET, 


NEW  YORK. 


IBIR^lSriDES  BROS., 

119-123   E.   42D  STREET, 

IMPORTERS  FINE  GROCERIES  AND  WINES. 

BZR^ZLSTIDIES  BROS.  &  CO. 

135-137   E.  125th  STREET, 

Corner  Lexington  Avenue,  NEW  YORK  CITY. 

#  JHMES  CHMPBELL,* 

WHOLESALE 

CHARCOAL  DEALER 


OF   BROOKLYN   AND  JERSEY. 


Depot:  1  08  Prospect  Street, 

45  ESSEX  ST.  and  39  MORRIS  ST.,  JERSEY  CITY,  N.  J. 

Residence:  hi  Sands  Street,  Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  SKETCH  OF  HENRY  D.  BREWSTER. 


Jf  TENRY  D.  BREWSTER  was  born  at  Newport,  R.  I.,  December  22d, 
1  1  1842.  In  1843  his  parents  removed  to  Syracuse,  N.  Y.  In  1875 
Mr.  Brewster  engaged  in  business  in  Weedsport,  where  he  has  since 
resided.  Among  other  things  he  found  the  fire  department  inferior  and 
inefficient  in  many  respects.  Mr.  Brewster  at  once  became  deeply 
interested  in  the  improvement  of  the  fire  department.  After  several 
severe  municipal  battles,  fought  principally  on  the  "fire  lines,"  Mr. 
Brewster  was  elected  president  of  the  village.  The  old  hand  engine  was 
soon  replaced  by  a  fine  steamer,  and  the  rickety  old  headquarters  were 
supplanted  by  an  elegant  department  building.  How  thoroughly  his 
efforts  have  been  appreciated  is  shown  in  the  fact  that  he  is  now  serving 


his  fourteenth  consecutive  year  as  Chief  of  the  Weedsport  Fire  Depart- 
ment. He  was  twice  elected  Trustee  of  the  village,  and  has  served  eight 
consecutive  years  as  President.  He  was  for  five  years  on  Gen.Barnum's 
staff  with  the  rank  of  Major,  and  is  a  member  of  the  famous  Burgess 
Corps  of  Albany.  In  August,  1893,  he  was  elected  a  Trustee  of  the  Fire- 
men's Home  at  Hudson.  About  one  year  ago  he  was  appointed  by 
Governor  Flower  as  a  State  Assessor.  In  September,  1892,  a  Local 
Council  of  the  Order  American  Firemen  was  founded  at  Weedsport,  and 
was  named  in  honor  of  H.  D.  Brewster.  At  the  Seventh  Annual  Con- 
vention of  New  York  State  Council,  O.  A.  F.,  heldatlslip,  E-  I.,  in  October, 
1893,  Mr.  Brewster  was  elected  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Directors. 


Jofyi}  Patterson  &  Qo. 

TAILORS  AND  IMPORTERS. 


Kos.  25  and  27  W.  26th  Street, 

The  Patterson  Building,  J^EW  YOl^K- 

WRIGHT  LUMBER  CO. 

LIMITED, 

DEALERS  IN  ALL  KINDS  OF 

LUMBER  AND  MOULDINGS. 

136  TO  144  WEST  38th  STREET, 

Between  Seventh  Avenue  and  Broadway.  NEW  YORK. 

P.  A.  SMITH,  President.  Telephone,  292.38th  Street. 


LA  *  FLOR  *  DE 


Office  ar?d  Salesroom  :  1st  flvqyve  ai?d  741:1?  5treet, 


NEW  YORK. 


LEWIS  M.  SMITH, 

EX- VICE-PRESIDENT. 


f  rani^  J.  Trainer, 

new  qoRis.      /^\<  W 


CAPT.  M.   FOLEY,  Agent 


BIOGRAPHICAL  SKETCH  OF  LEWIS  M.  SMITH. 


CTIS  M.  SMITH,  Vice-President  New  York  State  Council,  was  born 
January  8.  1833,  at  Monticello,  N.  Y.,  and  has  been  a  resident  of 
Newburgh  for  forty- four  years.  He  became  a  member  of  Washington 
Company,  No.  4,  in  1861,  and  has  been  a  member  of  the  Company  since 
that  time.  He  served  the  Company  as  Treasurer  for  several  years,  and 
has  represented  his  Company  in  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  Fire 
Department  for  twenty-seven  years  continuously,  and  for  twenty  years 
has  been  Treasurer  of  the  Fire  Department  Fund.  This  Fund,  which 
amounts  to  $20,000,  is  securely  invested,  and  the  income  is  used  to  assist 
firemen  who  are  disabled  or  whose  illness  results  from  the  discharge  of 
their  duties  as  firemen.    For  thirty  years  Mr.  Smith  has  been  one  of  the 


most  active  and  earnest  members  of  the  Newburgh  Fire  Department,  and 
has  taken  a  deep  interest  in  everything  pertaining  thereto.  He  was  a 
charter  member  of  C.  M.  Leonard  Council,  O.  A.  F. ,  and  succeeded 
William  C.  Dawson  as  President  of  Deonard  Council.  He  was  chosen 
Vice-President  of  New  York  State  Council  in  August,  1891. 

Mr.  Smith  is  one  of  Newburgh's  representative  business  men.  He 
is  a  member  of  the  Chadborn  &  Caldwell  Manufacturing  Company,  and 
is  Treasurer  of  that  institution.  The  firm  has  representative  branches  in 
Chicago  and  London,  England.  Notwithstanding  his  extensive  business 
interests,  Mr.  Smith  is  always  ready  to  do  his  duty  as  a  citizen  and 
fireman. 


H.  E.  STEVENS.  H.  E.  STEVENS,  Jr. 

Telephone  JTo.  128a  88th  St. 


H.  E.  STEVENS  &  SON, 

LUMBER  AND  TIMBER  DEALERS 

47th  and  48th  STS.,  NORTH  RIVER, 

NEW  YORK. 


SAWING,  PLANING  AND  MOULDING  MILL  IN  YARD. 


Telephone,  No.  1329,  38th  Street. 


THE  AMERICAN  G0RDASE  G0., 

MANUFACTURERS  OF 

Ufi\z  Rational  ^amrnoc^s/' 

615  to  625  West  52d  Street,  NEW  YORK. 

Sea  Island,  Floss  and  Macrame  Twines  of  all  Colors. 

BOX  TRADE  A  SPECIALTY. 


Booth  Brothers, 

AND 

Hurricane  Isle  Granite  Co. 


QUARRIES : 

Connecticut  White,  Waterford,  Ct., 
Hurricane  Isle,  Knox  Co.,  Me., 

Long  Cove,  Tenant's  Harbor,  Me., 
Pequoit,  Vinal  Haven,  Me., 

Jonesport  Red,  Jonesport,  Me., 
Atlantic,  St.  George,  Me., 

State  Point,  St.  George,  Me., 

Granite  Island,  Vinal  Haven,  Me. 


Office,  No.  60  Bank  St., 
new  york  city. 

I.   A  I )  LER'S 
Bonded  %  Liquor  *  Warehouse, 

HHRLEW  MHRKBT, 

1995  FIRST  AVENUE,  NEW  YORK. 

Telephone  Call,  423  W.  Bet.  io2d  and  103d  Sts. 


CHAS.  A.  DARDS, 

G^oice  plowets,  Qcxte  Plants, 

N.  E.  Cor.  44th  St.  and  Madison  Ave. 


L.    W.  CLARK1, 

EX-DIRECTOR. 


Telephone,  273— 18th  Street. 

GEO.  HAGEMEYER  i  SONS, 

MAHOGANY, 
HARDWOOD  LUMBER 

AND 

VENEERS. 

Yams :  Fool  or  E.  10m  and  E.  mo  Sis.  Office :  Fool  of  E.  iim  St., 

NEW  YORK. 

TELEPHONE  CALL,  1482  SPRING. 

George  Kidney, 

Packing  Boxes, 

Office:   No.  2  WALKER  ST. 

Storehouses  :  202,  204  and  206  South  5th  Ave.,  62  and  64  Vestry  Street. 


D.  M.  WILLIAMS  &  CO., 

EAST  125th  STREET, 

Dftft  [joofe  Milliner's),' 

AND  GENERAL  HOUSE  FURNISHINGS. 

OJlLLiIAM  GIUPMANN  §  (90. 

BUTCHERS,  PACKERS  AND  EXPORTERS, 

PROVISION  DEALERS,  POULTRY  and  GAME, 
FULTON    MARKET,   NEW  YORK. 

RICHARD    L.  MacHALE, 

GENERAL  MACHINIST, 

MANUFACTURER  OF 

BAKERS'  ™  CONFECTIONERS'  MACHINERY 

DOUGH  MIXERS,  BRAKES,   CUTTERS,   OVENS,  ETC. 

ALL  KINDS  OF  MACHINERY  MADE  AND  REPAIRED. 

Shafting,  Pulleys  and  Hangers  furnished  and  put  up.  Iron  and  Steel  Forgings  and  general  Blacksmithing 

129-131-133  MANGIN  STREET,  NEW  YORK. 

Note.— 4  years  Superintendent  for  Henry  J.  McCollum,  Retired. 


BIOGRAPHICAL  SKETCH  OF  LAWRENCE  W.  CLARK. 


II H  R.  CLARK  was  born  in  New  York  in  1840,  and  resided  in  Brooklyn 
j  1  from  1841  to  1886,  when  he  removed  to  Bay  Ridge,  E-  I.  Mr. 
Clark  served  as  a  volunteer  fireman  in  the  Brooklyn  department  in  the 
"fifties  and  sixties."  He  was  among  the  first  to  join  the  O.  A.  F..  and 
was  an  active  member  of  Bay  Ridge  Council,  and  also  of  Bay  Ridge 
Engine  Company,  No.  1.  Mr.  Clark  was  a  strong  advocate  of  the  objects 
and  aims  of  the  Order  American  Firemen,  and  entered  earnestly  into  all 
plans  and  projects  for  the  benefit  of  the  order.  He  has  been  one  of  the 
most  active  and  energetic  members  of  New  York  State  Council,  and  has 


been  present  at  every  State  Convention,  and  also  every  meeting  of  the 
Executive  Board.  He  has  served  on  a  number  of  important  committees, 
notably  the  Constitution  and  By-Eaws.  When  the  Burial  and  Endow- 
ment Fund  was  incorporated,  in  1889,  Mr.  Clark  was  one  of  the  charter 
members.  He  was  elected  Director  of  the  New  York  State  Council,  at 
Port  Jervis,  in  July,  1889,  his  term  of  office  being  two  years.  He  was 
re-elected  to  the  same  office  in  1891.  He  is  still  an  active  member  of  Bay 
Ridge  Engine  Company,  and  is  at  present  business  manager  of  the 
fireman's  Herald  of  New  York  City. 


833  BROADWAY,  52  W.  125th  STREET. 


J.  T.  MULLINS. 


"THE 


THE;  wm©SOR 

.FIFTH    AVE  HUE,         NEW  YORK. 
HAWK     «<    WETHERBEE.  PROPKIETOK9, 


Conveniently  situated  < 
FIFTH  AVENUE, 


Churches  and  Clubs. 


Recently  fitted  till  oilLrhout 
with  the  Latest  Approved 
Modern  Sanitary  Plumb- 


Refurnished  and  Deco- 
rated. New  rapid  running 
Klevator. 


The  Drinking  W  ater  used 
is  Chemically  Pure,  and 
the  Ice  made  from  Distilled 
Water. 


TELEPHONE  79th  St.,  315. 


GHESEBRO,  WHITMAN  &  CO., 

LADDERS,   POLES,  Etc. 
STEP  LADDERS,  TRDSSES,  PAINTERS'  AND  MASONS'  SCAFFOLDS. 

Estimates  promptly  given  for  Scaffolding  Halls,   Churches,  etc.,  and  for 
Setting  Flag  and  Clothes  Poles. 

EAST  64th  ST.,  COR.  1st  AVE., 


NEW  YORK. 


SCAFFOLD  POLES  TO  HIRE. 


F.  C.  TRAVERS,  Prest  A.  F.  TRAVERS,  Vice-Pres.  V.  P.  TRAVERS,  T, 


Travers  Brothers'  Co., 


J  FACTU  RERS 


Peerless  Manila  and  Sisal  Rope 

HAMMOCKS,  PEERLES  TWINE  AND  SASH  CORDS. 
A9BTa:de?sas„aLCs°and  Lines.      Office,  107  Duane  St.,  16  Thomas  St.,  NEW  YORK 


"CANDLES." 
G.  MITCHELL*  &  CO. 

141  WATER  STREET, 
Corner  Depeyster  Street,  |MEW  YORK 


BIOGRAPHICAL  SKETCH  OF  JOHN  TAYLOR  MULLINS. 


JOHN  TAYLOR  MULLINS  was  born  in  Ireland,  in  April,  1837, 
and  came  to  the  United  States  in  1857.  In  1858  he  ran  with  No. 
10,  Dover  Street,  New  York  City,  and  until  he  removed  to  West  Troy, 
N.  Y.,  in  i860.  There  he  joined  Hand  Engine  Company  "Conqueror," 
No.  3,  of  which  he  became  Treasurer,  and  in  1867  he  removed  to  Rhine- 
beck  and  became  a  member  of  Pocahontas  Hand  Engine  Company,  No.  2, 
of  which  he  is  still  a  member,  and  also  representative  of  said  company  in 
the  Associated  Fire  Department  of  the  Village  of  Rhinebeck,  N.  Y. 


He  was  one  of  the  first  to  join  the  O.  A.  F.,  when  it  was  introduced 
by  Mr.  Frank  Cramer  to  the  consideration  of  the  Fire  Department  of 
Rhinebeck. 

He  was  a  delegate  from  Council  No.  5,  of  Rhinebeck,  to  the  Con- 
vention of  the  O.  A.  F.,  held  in  New  York,  1891. 

He  has  served  nine  years  as  Trustee  of  the  Union  Free  School  of 
Rhinebeck,  and  four  terms  as  Trustee  of  the  Village  of  Rhinebeck. 


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BIOGRAPHICAL  SKETCH  OF  FREDERICK  W.  GENUNG. 


E^REDERICK  W.  GENUNG  was  born  January  8,  1864,  at  North 
*  Barton,  N.  Y.,  a  small  hamlet  eight  miles  from  Waverly.  His 
early  boyhood  days  were  spent  on  his  father's  farm.  In  1884  he  came  to 
Waverly,  N.  Y.,  and  started  in  the  coal  business,  in  which  business  he  is 
still  engaged.  He  joined  Waverly  Hook  and  Ladder  Company  in  1885, 
and  was  elected  President  of  the  Company  in  1886.    In  1887  he  was 


elected  Assistant  Foreman,  which  office  he  held  until  1889,  when  he  was 
called  to  fill  the  office  of  Assistant  Chief  Engineer,  and  in  1890  was 
elected  Chief  Engineer  of  the  Waverly  Department.  He  has  been 
Secretary  of  J.  E.  Hallet  Council,  No.  4,  Order  of  American  Firemen, 
since  its  organization  in  1887,  and  served  two  years  on  the  Board  of 
Directors  of  the  State  Council,  Order  of  American  Firemen. 


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NAMES  OF  HOLDERS  OF  THE  BENNETT  MEDAL. 


The  names  of  the  possessors  of  the  Bennett  Medal,  given  in  the 
order  of  presentation,  are  as  follows  : 

"Assistant  Foreman  Minthorne  D.  Tompkins,  since  promoted  to  be 
Foreman. 

Foreman  Benjamin  A.  GiCQUEL,  since  promoted  Chief  of  Battalion. 
Assistant  Foreman  Charles  L-  Kelly,  since  promoted  Foreman. 
Fireman  Ambrose  L.  Austin. 

Assistant  Foreman  Thomas  Henry,  since  promoted  Foreman  and 
retired  on  half  pay. 

Fireman  Thomas  Hutchinson,  since  promoted  Assistant  Foreman 
and  again  promoted  Foreman. 

Battalion  Commander  William  H.  Nash,  killed  in  discharge  of  his 
duty,  September  16,  1875. 

Fireman  Alfred  Connor. 

Assistant  Foreman  Henry  Schuck. 

Foreman  William  Mitcheee,  died  in  service  of  Department,  April 
26,  1876. 

Assistant  Foreman  James  Horn. 
Fireman  Joseph  McGowen. 
Fireman  Thomas  J.  Dougherty. 
Foreman  Daniel  J.  Meagher. 


MINTHORNE  D.  TOMPKINS. 

Shortly  before  midnight,  November  14,  1868,  a  fire  broke  out  in  the 
kitchen  connected  with  the  restaurant  of  the  Stewart  House,  Nos.  478 
and  480  Broadway.    The  place  was  all  closed  for  the  night,  and  the 


flames  had  doubtless  been  burning  some  time  before  they  were  dis- 
covered. The  help  employed  at  the  house,  consisting  of  some  twelve  or 
fourteen  persons,  male  and  female,  were  all  asleep  in  the  upper  portion 
of  the  premises  at  the  time,  and  so  rapid  was  the  spread  of  the  flames 
that  the  smoke  filled  the  house,  rendering  it  a  task  of  great  danger  for 
those  in  the  building  to  make  their  escape  by  the  ordinary  means  of 
egress.  A  great  deal  of  excitement  was  necessarily  occasioned  among 
the  spectators,  who  had  been  attracted  to  the  spot  by  the  alarm,  by  the 
appearance  of  the  servants  at  the  upper  windows  calling  for  help,  and  it 
was  at  one  time  feared  that  the  fire  would  be  attended  with  fatal  results. 
But,  fortunately,  the  firemen  and  the  police  were  promptly  on  hand,  and 
by  the  commendable  alacrity  displayed  by  the  foreman,  all  those  in  dan- 
ger were  rescued  without  injury.  Hook  and  Ladder  Companies  Nos.  1, 
8  and  9  were  among  the  earliest  companies  to  arrive,  and  these  soon  had 
their  longest  ladders  erected  against  the  front  of  the  building,  and  the 
firemen  rushed  up  promptly  to  the  assistance  of  those  who  could  not  make 
their  escape  unaided.  Hearing  cries  for  help  from  the  burning  building, 
Assistant  Foreman  Minthorne  D.  Tompkins,  of  Hook  and  Ladder  Com- 
pany No.  i,  entered,  and  found  a  woman  nearly  suffocated  on  the  fourth 
floor.  Assistant  Foreman  Tompkins  took  the  woman  in  his  arms,  and 
at  great  personal  danger  carried  her  safely  to  the  sidewalk  ;  then  returned 
and  assisted  in  saving  the  lives  of  five  other  persons,  in  the  course  of 
which  he  was  slightly  injured. 


BENJAMIN  A.  GICQUEL. 
The  tenement-house  No.  73  Montgomery  Street,  which  was  inhab- 
ited by  over  twenty  families,  was  discovered  on  fire  on  the  morning  of 


September  26,  1869.  When  Engine  Company  No.  9,  then  commanded 
by  Benjamin  A.  Giequel,  arrived,  a  scene  of  the  utmost  excitement  and 
confusion  followed.  Half  dressed  men,  women  and  children  stood  by  the 
open  windows  wringing  their  hands  and  piteously  imploring  help  to  save 
them.  The  firemen  rushed  into  the  building,  but  were  confronted  with 
sheets  of  flame  which  drove  them  back  to  the  street.  The  entire  struct- 
ure was  in  a  blaze.  Seeing  the  danger  the  inmates  were  in,  Foreman 
Giequel,  with  great  presence  of  mind,  had  several  ladders  hoisted,  and  in 
that  manner  all  the  people  were  rescued.  So  dense  was  the  smoke  that 
it  filled  the  building  directly  in  the  rear  of  the  burning  premises.  On 
one  of  the  upper  floors  of  this  building  two  widow  women  with  their  two 
children  resided.  Being  informed  that  they  had  not  been  seen  since  the 
fire,  Foreman  Giequel  entered  their  apartments  and  found  the  two  women 
and  two  children  partially  suffocated,  and  rescued  them  at  the  risk  of  his 
own  life.  The  bravery  which  Foreman  Giequel  displayed  at  this  fire,  and 
subsequently  at  similar  instances,  caused  the  Fire  Commissioners  to  pro- 
mote him  to  the  position  of  Chief,  and  place  him  in  command  of  the  Fifth 
Battalion,  where  he  is  at  present. 


CHARLES    L.  KELLY. 

At  2.30  A.  m.,  February  9,  187 1,  a  fire  occurred  in  the  back  room  of  a 
liquor  store  at  the  northeast  corner  of  Division  and  Forsyth  Streets.  The 
fire  was  discovered  by  a  patrolman  of  the  Tenth  Precinct  police.  In  an 
exceedingly  short  space  of  time  the  fire  had  so  far  progressed  that  the 
barkeeper,  who  was  asleep  in  the  back  room  of  the  store  at  the  time  and 
was  aroused  by  the  police  forcing  open  the  door,  succeeded  only  in  mak- 
ing his  escape  in  his  night  clothes  ;  but  his  face  was  very  severely  burned 
by  the  flames,  through  which  he  was  forced  to  make  his  exit. 

The  upper  part  of  the  building  was  occupied  by  a  German,  wife  and 
family.  They  were  sleeping  on  the  upper  floors  of  the  house  when  the 
fire  broke  out.  Aroused  from  their  slumbers  they  rushed  to  the  stair- 
case, but  found  that  means  of  exit  cut  off  by  the  dense  smoke  which  filled 
the  hallway. 

They  then  appeared  at  the  front  windows,  terribly  excited  and 


screaming  for  help.  Fortunately,  by  this  time  the  firemen  had  arrived 
at  the  scene  of  the  fire,  and  Charles  L.  Kelly,  Assistant  Foreman  of 
Engine  Company  No.  9,  hearing  piercing  shrieks  from  the  occupants  of 
one  of  the  upper  floors,  without  waiting  for  the  ladders  to  be  thrown  up, 
gallantly  climbed  the  shutters  and  awning  of  the  adjoining  building, 
forced  an  entrance  through  a  window,  and  finding  three  persons  nearly 
suffocated,  dragged  them  to  a  window  and  passed  them  down  to  the 
street. 


AMBROSE    L.  AUSTIN. 

The  building,  33  Bowery,  was  destroyed  by  fire  April  24,  1871,  at 
about  noon. 

The  first  floor  was  occupied  as  a  concert  saloon  and  theatre.  At  the 
time  of  the  fire  a  rehearsal  was  in  progress,  and  seven  or  eight  of  the  per- 
formers who  were  on  the  stage  had  to  run  for  their  lives.  The  flames, 
which  caught  from  a  liquid-gas  lamp,  which  at  the  time  was  being  filled, 
spread  through  the  upper  floors  of  the  building,  and  before  the  firemen 
could  succeed  in  extinguishing  them  the  structure  was  gutted. 

Ambrose  L-  Austin,  Fireman  of  Engine  Company  No.  15,  being  at 
the  repair  yard  with  the  tender  for  repairs  when  the  alarm  was  received 
for  the  fire  at  No.  33  Bowery,  proceeded  with  the  jumper  from  the  repair 
yard,  and  assisted  the  workmen  to  stretch  in  the  hose.  While  waiting 
on  the  sidewalk  in  front  of  the  burning  building  for  the  water  to  be 
started,  he  observed  a  woman  endeavoring  to  get  up  the  steps  leading 
from  the  basement,  who  cried  for  help  and  fell  down  the  steps,  overcome 
with  heat  and  smoke.  Fireman  Austin  at  once  went  down  the  steps,  and 
raising  the  woman  carried  her  to  the  sidewalk,  where  he  gave  her  in  the 
charge  of  a  policeman,  being  himself  slightly  burned  in  the  face  by  the 
flames. 


THOMAS  HENRY. 

A  fire  occurred  February  15,  1872,  at  the  dwelling-house  No.  23 
Suffolk  Street,  caused  by  a  defective  flue.  Upon  the  arrival  of  the  firemen 
it  was  found  that  the  density  of  the  smoke  prevented  all  access  to  the 


stairway.  A  number  of  tenants  were  at  the  time  confined  in  the  second 
floor.  Ladders  were  immediately  placed  against  the  house,  Assistant- 
Foreman  Thomas  Henry  of  Hook  and  Ladder  Company  No.  6,  climbing 
one  of  the  ladders,  entered  the  second  floor,  where  he  found  a  group  of 
excited  women  and  children.  He  immediately  passed  the  women  and 
children  out  of  the  window,  to  members  of  the  same  company  who  were 
waiting  to  receive  them,  thereby  saving  the  lives  of  eight  persons. 


THOMAS  HUTCHINSON. 

A  fire  occurred  December  20,  1872,  at  the  three-story  dwelling  No. 
63  Baxter  Street.  Upon  the  arrival  of  the  firemen,  Thomas  Hutchinson, 
Fireman  Hook  and  Ladder  Company  No.  1,  was  informed  by  a  police- 
man that  there  were  people  in  the  burning  building.  Making  his  way  to 
the  second  floor,  the  smoke  being  exceedingly  dense,  he  had  to  take  the 
fire-escape  on  rear  of  building.  On  reaching  the  platform  Fireman  Hutch- 
inson found  a  boy  sixteen  years  of  age  hanging  from  the  platform  of  the 
third  floor.  He  told  the  boy  to  let  go  his  hold  and  he  would  catch  him. 
He  did  so,  and  the  boy  was  then  conveyed  safely  to  the  street. 


WILLIAM    H.  NASH. 

On  Monday  evening,  December  30,  1872,  a  fire  was  discovered  in  a 
room  occupied  as  a  tailor  shop  on  the  first  floor  of  the  tenement-house 
No.  223  Division  Street.  An  alarm  was  sent  out  at  once  and  brought  the 
firemen  promptly  to  the  spot. 

On  the  same  floor  where  the  fire  was  discovered  a  room  was  occupied 
by  a  widow  with  her  four  children.  At  the  breaking  out  the  fire  she 
took  two  of  her  children  to  a  place  of  safety,  but  before  she  was  able  to 
reach  her  room  for  the  other  children,  the  flames  had  spread  so  rapidly 
that  she  was  not  allowed  to  enter  the  building.  At  this  unfortunate 
period  Chief  of  Battalion  William  Nash  fortunately  arrived,  and  at  once 
forced  his  way  into  the  burning  building  to  the  widow's  room,  where  he 
found  the  two  children.  Grabbing  them  hastily,  he  forced  his  way 
through  the  dense  smoke  and  flames,  and  reached  the  street  in  safety. 


ALFRED  CONNOR. 
Between  1  and  2  o'clock  on  Sunday,  July  20,  1873,  an  explosion  of 
some  accumulated  gas  occurred  in  the  basement  of  No.  5  Pine  Street. 
An  alarm  of  fire  was  given,  to  which  Hook  and  Ladder  Company  No.  10, 
located  in  Fulton,  near  Church  Street,  responded.  While  the  truck  was 
being  driven  rapidly  down  Cortlandt  Street,  Mary  Brady,  aged  thirty 
years,  attempted  to  cross  Broadway  in  front  of  the  truck.  Alfred  Connor, 
who  was  running  in  advance  of  his  truck,  observed  the  imminent  danger 
of  the  woman  and  shouted  to  her,  but  she  paid  no  attention  to  the  warn- 
ing. He  ran  toward  her,  and  had  just  seized  her  arm,  when  she  was 
knocked  down  by  the  horses  attached  to  the  truck  and  was  fatally  injured. 
The  fireman,  in  endeavoring  to  save  the  woman,  was  also  thrown  down 
by  the  horses,  and  received  slight  but  painful  injuries. 


HENRY  SCHUCKS. 

On  December  7,  1873,  while  lighting  a  fire  with  kerosene  oil,  a  kero- 
sene can  exploded  and  set  fire  to  the  building  No.  423  West  Thirty-second 
Street.  When  Engine  Company  No.  34  reached  the  fire,  flames  were 
bursting  through  almost  every  window  of  the  building.  A  woman,  crying 
bitterly,  implored  the  crowd  for  "God's  sake"  to  save  her  only  child. 
Not  a  person  moved,  for  they  saw  it  was  a  useless  task,  the  building  being 
now  all  ablaze. 

Henry  Schucks,  Assistant  Foreman  of  Engine  Company  No.  34, 
entered  the  burning  building,  despite  the  protests  of  his  friends,  and 
rescued  the  child,  whom  he  found  partially  suffocated,  after  considerable 
trouble,  in  which  the  brave  fireman  was  slightly  hurt. 


WILLIAM  MITCHELL. 

At  an  early  hour  in  the  morning  on  Thursday,  June  25,  1874,  James 
Gill,  of  No.  13  Cherry  Street,  while  intoxicated  set  fire  to  the  building 
No.  78  Pearl  Street,  occupied  by  Brown  &  Brother  as  a  gunny  bag 


manufactory.  The  fire  spread  rapidly,  and  the  firemen  had  considerable 
trouble  before  the  flames  were  subdued. 

Hearing  a  cry  for  help,  Foreman  William  Mitchell,  of  Engine  Com- 
pany No.  10,  looked  in  through  a  window  and  saw  a  man  crouched 
beneath  smoke  aud  flame.  Foreman  Mitchell  immediateiy  battered  down 
the  doors  and  shutters,  which  were  red  hot,  clashed  into  the  fire,  amid 
immediate  danger  to  himself,  and  rescued  the  man. 

Mitchell  has  since  died. 


JAMES  HORN. 

On  the  evening  of  March  26,  1875,  a  fire  was  discovered  in  the  tene- 
ment-houses Nos.  353  and  355  Rivington  Street.  The  fire  occurred  at 
midnight,  after  all  of  the  occupants  had  retired  for  the  night.  A  scene 
of  the  utmost  confusion  followed  ;  the  tenants  attempted  to  make  their 
escape  down  the  stairway  to  the  street,  but  found  that  it  was  impossible 
to  descend,  as  the  stairway  was  a  mass  of  flames.  A  family  named  Paul, 
occupying  apartments  on  the  fourth  floor,  attempted  to  make  their  escape 
by  the  roof  door,  but  on  trying  to  open  the  same  found  it  locked.  The 
father  of  the  family  was  desperate  by  this  time,  and  resolved  that  none  of 
his  family  should  die  by  being  roasted  alive  or  suffocated.  Just  as  he  was 
in  the  act  of  throwing  his  children  to  the  street  the  door  of  his  apartments 
was  opened  by  James  Horn,  Assistant  Foreman  of  Engine  Company  No. 
11,  who  immediately  grabbed  a  couple  of  the  children  and  carried  them 
through  the  roof  door  (which  Assistant  Foreman  Horn  had  forced  open), 
followed  by  the  rest  of  the  family.  The  flames  entered  the  floor  from 
which  the  family  had  been  rescued  in  a  few  minutes.  Had  it  not  been 
for  the  arrival  of  brave  James  Horn  the  family  would  have  suffered  a 
terrible  death. 


JOSEPH  McGOWEN. 

A  fire  which  occurred  on  April  14,  1876,  at  No.  15  Thames  Street, 
was  reported  by  a  citizen  to  Engine  House  No.  6.  Joseph  McGowen, 
Fireman  of  Engine  Company  No.  6,  ran  to  the  fire  ahead  of  his  company. 


On  arriving  at  the  fire  he  was  informed  that  there  were  women  and 
children  in  the  burning  building  who  were  unable  to  make  their  escape 
to  the  street.  Fireman  McGowen  entered  the  building  by  the  front  stair- 
way, and  found  four  children  on  the  third  floor,  whom  he  assisted  to  the 
roof;  he  then  returned  to  the  third  floor,  where  he  found  an  old  woman 
sick  in  bed  and  partially  suffocated.  He  conveyed  her  to  the  roof,  through 
fire  and  smoke,  in  an  exhausted  condition.  With  the  assistance  of  Fire- 
man Keenan,  of  same  company,  who  lowered  himself  down  a  peaked  roof 
of  the  adjoining  building  to  the  cornice  of  the  same,  which  was  about  six 
feet  lower  than  the  building  on  fire,  the  three  persons  that  were  rescued 
were  then  passed  in  through  the  attic  window  to  a  place  of  safety,  this 
being  the  only  means  of  escape.  The  smoke  and  flames  were  at  this  time 
issuing  from  the  front  and  back  windows  of  the  first  floor. 


THOMAS   J.  DOUGHERTY. 

The  building  No.  29  North  William  Street  was  discovered  on  fire  on 
the  morning  of  March  31,  1877.  The  fire  had  commenced  in  the  sub- 
basement  near  the  stairs,  a  plank  partition  dividing  this  part  of  this  base- 
ment from  the  kitchen  and  one  bedroom,  the  said  bedroom  being  occupied 
by  two  persons.  Upon  Foreman  Reilly  being  informed  that  several  parties 
were  still  in  the  sub-basement  and  unable  to  make  their  escape,  means 
were  immediately  adopted  to  reach  those  confined,  if  possible,  by  effecting 
an  entrance  under  the  stoop  on  William  Street.  This  was  accomplished 
by  Thomas  J.  Dougherty,  Fireman  of  Hook  and  Ladder  Company  No.  1, 
who  descended,  and,  after  breaking  two  doors,  discovered  the  prostrate 
bodies  of  two  females  on  the  floor,  about  twenty  feet  from  the  door.  The 
fire  at  this  time  had  been  burning  some  minutes  on  the  rear  part  of  this 
floor,  the  heat  and  smoke  being  dense  and  suffocating.  Fireman 
Dougherty  lost  no  time,  but  immediately  dragged  the  almost  lifeless 
bodies  to  the  door  and  then  passed  them  up  to  the  officers  and  members 
of  Hook  and  Ladder  Company  No.  1,  who  rendered  valuable  assistance 
to  Dougherty  in  extracting  through  a  narrow  passage.  Fireman  Dough- 
erty, being  a  man  of  herculean  strength  and  of  great  endurance,  used 


both  to  great  advantage,  raising  the  insensible  bodies  some  eight  or  ten 
feet  to  those  above,  and  remaining  in  his  position  in  the  face  of  the  dense 
heat  and  smoke  which,  at  the  time,  must  have  been  unbearable. 


DANIEL  J.  MEAGHER. 
On  the  evening  of  May  2,  1878,  an  alarm  was  sent  out  that  the 
dwelling-house  No.  28  East  Fourteenth  Street  was  afire.  In  response  to 
the  alarm,  Hook  and  Ladder  Company  No.  3  reached  the  burning  build- 
ing to  find  a  woman  hanging  out  of  the  fourth  story  window,  all  other 
means  of  escape  having  been  cut  off  from  the  burning  building.  Quickly 
raising  a  forty-two  foot  ladder  in  the  usual  position  from  the  sidewalk,  it 
was  found  it  would  not  reach  the  desired  height  ;  it  was  therefore  raised 
from  the  top  of  the  stoop  in  a  perpendicular  and  dangerous  position,  held 
by  hooks  extended  from  the  third-story  window,  and  still  found  to  be 


about  three  feet  short.  Fireman  Flood  ascended  the  ladder,  which  was 
still  too  short  to  reach  the  person  hanging  out  of  the  window.  At  this 
point  Fireman  Flood  unfortunately  seriously  injured  his  foot,  the  severe 
pain  of  which  for  a  moment  paralyzed  his  efforts. 

Foreman  Meagher,  taking  in  the  situation  at  a  glance,  ordered  that 
the  ladder  be  held  erect  and  away  from  the  building,  so  as  to  get  all  the 
length  possible.  He  then  ascended,  standing  on  next  to  the  top  round 
of  the  ladder,  fifty-two  feet  from  the  sidewalk,  and  his  head  just  up  to  the 
feet  of  the  woman.  He  gave  her  some  words  of  encouragement,  and  in  a 
calm  but  decided  manner,  directed  her  to  hold  her  limbs  and  body  as  rigid 
as  possible.  All  being  ready,  he  told  her  to  drop  ;  she  did  so  ;  he  caught 
her  in  one  arm,  steadying  himself  by  the  power  of  his  limbs  and  one  hand 
on  the  top  of  the  ladder,  and  thus  passed  the  young  woman  to  his  com- 
rade, Fireman  Flood,  who,  notwithstanding  the  intense  pain  he  was 
suffering  from  a  badly  bruised  foot,  carried  the  frightened  woman  to  the 
sidewalk  in  safety. 


ROLL   OF  MERIT. 


ELI  BATES. 

At  the  fire  that  occurred  on  September  26,  1870,  at  No.  73  Mont- 
gomery Street  (see  account  Benjamin  Gicquel,  recipient  Bennett  Medal), 
Eli  Bates,  Chief  of  Fourth  Battalion,  being  in  command,  hearing  agonizing 
shrieks  issuing  from  the  fifth  story  of  the  burning  building,  "  Save  my 
child!  Save  my  child  !"  from  the  lips  of  a  distracted  mother,  who  was 
standing  at  one  of  the  corner  windows,  with  her  small  child  in  her  arms 
gallantly  rushed  up  the  ladders,  which  he  had  ordered  to  be  erected 
against  the  side  of  the  building,,  and  rescued  the  mother  and  child,  whom 
he  safely  conveyed  to  the  street. 


WILLIAM  ROWE. 

On  Friday,  December  27,  1872,  Maillard's  confectionery  and  restau- 
rant establishment  on  Broadway  was  destroyed  by  fire,  which  broke  out 
in  the  Mercer  Street  basement,  which  connected  the  Broadway  portion  of 
the  establishment.  The  firemen  were  promptly  on  hand,  and  found  that 
the  flames  were  spreading  rapidly  through  the  building.  Seeing  that  the 
other  houses  were  in  danger,  the  firemen  aroused  the  tenants,  and  assisted 
them  to  the  street.  The  danger  from  the  smoke,  which  was  rapidly  filling 
the  building,  was  so  imminent  that  the  inmates,  most  of  whom  were  ladies, 
were  hurried  to  the  street  bare-footed  and  in  their  night-clothes.  The. 


ladies  suffered  terribly  from  the  piercing  cold.  In  the  meantime  the 
smoke  had  made  its  way  into  the  front  building,  Nos.  619  and  621  Broad- 
way, which  were  also  occupied  as  a  hotel.  A  panic  occurred  among  the 
guests  of  the  hotel,  and  a  scene  of  the  utmost  excitement  and  confusion 
followed,  particularly  among  the  ladies.  William  Rowe,  who  was  then 
Foreman  of  Hook  and  Ladder  Company  No.  9,  entered  the  building  at  the 
risk  of  his  life,  and  by  means  of  a  ladder  rescued  six  inmates,  three  males 
and  three  females,  all  of  whom  were  safely  conveyed  to  the  sidewalk. 


WILLIAM    H.  NASH. 

The  tenement-house  No.  615  East  Fourteenth  Street,  inhabited  by 
twenty  families,  was  discovered  on  fire  March  30,  1869.  Engine  Company 
No.  28,  of  which  William  H.  Nash  was  then  Foreman,  responded,  and 
notified  the  inmates  of  their  danger.  An  old,  helpless  woman,  who  lived 
on  the  second  floor  of  the  building,  was  seen  standing  at  the  window, 
wringing  her  hands,  and  piteously  crying  for  help.  Foreman  Nash,  with 
manly  courage,  forced  his  way  into  the  room,  and  rescued  the  old  lady 
amid  cheers  from  the  crowd.  Frightful  results  would  have  doubtless 
ensued  but  for  the  prompt  arrival  of  a  large  force  of  police  and  firemen. 

William  H.  Nash,  Chief  of  the  Fourth  Battalion,  seeing  the  helpless 
condition  of  the  occupants  of  the  fifth  floor,  had  ladders  at  once  laid 
against  the  sides  of  the  house,  and  hastily  ascended.  Standing  on  the 
top  rung,  he  held  on  the  window  casing,  and  passed  down  to  the  members 
of  Hook  and  Ladder  Company  No.  9,  who  were  on  the  ladder  assisting 
him,  five  persons  who  were  hanging  from  the  fifth  floor  of  the  burning 
building. 

Shortly  before  midnight  on  August  28,  1873,  a  fire,  caused  by  the 
upsetting  of  a  kerosene  lamp,  broke  out  in  the  apartment  of  Jacob  Levine, 
in  the  rear  of  the  floor  of  the  tenement-house  No.  13  Forsyth  Street.  The 
structure  was  a  six-story  double  tenement,  inhabited  by  a  large  number 
of  poor  families,  chiefly  German.  The  fire  spread  rapidly,  and  the  smoke 
filled  the  rooms  and  halls  on  the  upper  floors  of  the  house,  and  caused  a 
panic  among  the  tenants. 

It  being  impossible  for  the  firemen  to  try  and  force  their  entrance 


through  the  building,  as  no  man  could  live  in  the  midst  of  the  fierce 
flames  and  dense  smoke,  it  was  then  decided  to  place  ladders  against  the 
building  and  by  this  means  save  the  tenants.  Chief  William  H.  Nash 
hastily  mounted  one  of  the  ladders,  and  stood  on  the  top  rung,  holding  on 
to  a  window  casing.  He  then  passed  down  to  Hook  and  Ladder  Com- 
pany No.  9,  who  were  standing  on  the  ladder  waiting  to  receive  the 
rescued  persons,  three  men,  a  woman  and  child.  The  woman,  when  she 
was  taken  hold  of  by  the  noble  chief,  William  H.  Nash,  fainted  with  her 
child  in  her  arms,  and  had  it  not  been  for  the  members  of  Hook  and 
Ladder  Company  No.  9,  coming  quickly  to  the  Chief's  assistance,  he 
would  have  had  to  let  her  drop. 

The  five-story  tenement-house  No.  18  Clinton  Street,  was  discovered 
to  be  on  fire  on  May  20,  1874.  All  the  upper  floors  of  the  building  were 
occupied  by  a  number  of  families  as  their  dwelling-apartments.  No  more 
than  one  family  on  each  floor  had  access  to  the  fire-escape.  The  fire  had 
spread  with  such  rapidity  that  the  families  would  have  to  pass  through 
the  halls,  and  no  human  being  could  live  through  the  attempt.  There 
was  no  escape  by  the  stairway  on  account  of  the  heat  and  dense  smoke 
from  the  kerosene  oil  which  was  on  fire  in  the  lower  floor.  Upon  the 
arrival  of  the  firemen  it  was  found  that  they  could  not  ascend  the  stairway 
on  account  of  the  fierce  flames.  Ladders  were  immediately  raised  against 
the  building,  and  the  gallant  William  H.  Nash,  Chief  of  Fourth  Battalion, 
hastily  mounted  one  of  the  ladders,  reached  the  fourth  floor,  and  passed 
from  the  windows  a  man,  wife,  and  five  children,  whom  Chief  Nash  safely 
conveyed  to  the  street. 


JOHN  MILLER. 

At  the  fire  which  occurred  Sunday,  March  11,  1877,  at  No.  24  Lud- 
low Street,  four  persons  unfortunately  were  suffocated  before  the  arrival 
of  the  firemen.  The  prompt  attention  of  Hook  and  Ladder  Company  No. 
6,  and  the  bravery  exhibited  by  its  members  in  rescuing  the  imperilled 
inmates  of  the  house,  undoubtedly  averted  a  more  serious  disaster. 

The  circumstances  under  which  the  fire  originated  are  these  :  Shortly 
before  seven  p.  m.,  Mrs.  Manson,  the  wife  of  Henry  Manson,  the  occupants 
of  the  front  rooms,  on  the  second  floor,  lighted  a  kerosene  lamp,  and 


placing  it  on  a  bureau  situated  near  one  of  the  windows,  went  in  the  rear 
apartment.  During  her  absence,  her  two-year-old  child  ascended  a  chair, 
placed  near  the  bureau,  and  pulled  off  the  linen  cover,  thereby  overturn- 
ing the  lamp,  which  fell  to  the  floor  and  exploded.  The  mother  of  the 
child,  attracted  by  the  noise,  hurriedly  entered  the  room,  barely  in  time 
to  preserve  her  child  from  a  terrible  death.  Grasping  the  child  in  her 
arms,  the  affrighted  woman  ran  screaming  from  the  apartment,  and  rushed 
wildly  down  the  stairs. 

In  the  meantime  the  fire  spread  rapidly,  totally  destroying  the  furni- 
ture in  the  room,  communicating  to  the  hallway,  and  thence  to  the  upper 
floors.  Volumes  of  stifling  smoke  ascended  to  the  rooms  above,  while  the 
wildest  confusion  and  terror  reigned  among  the  people  living  therein,  a 
number  of  whom  succeeded  in  making  their  escape,  before  the  egress  by 
the  stairways  was  cut  off  by  the  rapidly  spreading  flames,  The  members 
of  Hook  and  Ladder  Company  No.  6,  arriving  at  the  scene  at  this  period, 
were  instrumental  in  saving  the  lives  of  many  of  the  tenants.  While 
some  of  the  firemen  gained  access  to  the  upper  floors  with  the  aid  of  their 
ladders,  others  ascended  to  the  roofs  of  the  adjoining  houses,  and  thence 
descended  into  the  burning  house.  Chief  John  Miller  being  present  at  the 
fire,  with  his  accustomed  courage,  was  instrumental  in  saving  the  lives  of 
twelve  persons,  whom  he  found  in  an  almost  incredible  state  of  excite- 
ment, and  had  given  themselves  up  as  lost,  by  assisting  them  to  escape, 
by  means  of  ladders,  to  the  adjoining  houses. 


EDWARD    W.  WILHELM. 

Edward  W.  Wilhelm,  Assistant  Foreman  of  Engine  Company  No.  13, 
being  in  the  Prescott  House  January  10,  1871,  rendered  valuable  services 
in  extinguishing  a  fire  which  occurred  on  the  fifth  floor  of  the  hotel, 
without  sending  out  an  alarm. 


WILLIAM    W.  RHODES. 

The  fire  which  occurred  at  No.  334  East  Twenty-Sixth  Street,  on 
May  1,  1873,  had  spread  with  such  rapidity  that  on  the  arrival  of  the 


firemen  it  was  found  that  the  flames  and  heat,  ascending  from  the  origin 
of  the  fire  in  the  basement,  were  so  intense  that  the  stairs  could  not  be 
ascended.  William  W.  Rhodes,  Assistant  Engineer  of  Hook  and  Ladder 
Company  No.  2,  at  once  directed  that  a  ladder  should  be  placed  against 
the  walls  of  the  building,  and  hastened  to  climb  the  same  ;  arriving  at  a 
level  equal  to  the  third  story,  he  then  assisted  in  the  rescue  of  eight  per- 
sons, by  handing  them  out  of  the  window  to  the  members  of  Hook  and 
Ladder  Company  No.  2,  who  were  assisting  him  in  the  rescue. 


GILBERT  J.  ORR. 
At  a  third  alarm  of  fire  which  occurred  early  on  the  morning  of  June 
16,  1870,  at  a  double  tenement-house  No.  23  Seventh  Avenue,  Gilbert  J. 
Orr,  Chief  of  the  Tenth  Battalion,  entered  the  burning  building  through 
the  dense  smoke,  and  rescued  a  three-year-old  child  from  the  fourth  floor, 
and  conveyed  it  down  the  ladder  safely  to  the  arms  of  the  mother. 


PATRICK  DONOHUE. 
At  the  great  fire  on  November  14,  1868,  at  the  Stewart  House,  Nos. 
478  and  480  Broadway,  Patrick  Donohue,  Assistant  Foreman  of  Hook 
and  Ladder  Company  No.  9,  rendered  valuable  assistance  to  Assistant 
Foreman  Minthorne  D.  Tompkins  in  rescuing  a  number  of  women. 


JAMES  H.  MONROE. 
Flames  broke  out  at  No.  88  Bayard  Street  on  April  13,  1870,  which, 
had  it  not  been  for  the  bravery  of  James  H.  Monroe,  Foreman  of  Hook 
and  Ladder  Company  No.  8,  would  have  resulted  in  the  death  of  five 
persons.  It  appears  that  when  the  firemen  arrived  at  the  scene  Foreman 
Monroe  entered  every  apartment  in  the  house  and  aroused  the  inmates. 
On  the  top  floor  Foreman  Monroe  discovered  two  men  and  two  women 
and  a  child,  unconscious  from  suffocation.  Calling  assistance,  Foreman 
Monroe  succeeded  in  rescuing  the  people  by  handing  them  to  his  com- 
rades, who  were  on  ladders. 


pany  No.  4,  who  received  the  men  and  women  and  then  conveyed  them 
safely  to  the  street.  Bnt  for  the  fortunate  arrival  of  the  firemen,  a 
terrible  calamity  would  have  taken  place. 


GEORGE  GILLIES. 

On  the  morning  of  May  24,  1879,  a  fire  occurred  in  the  dwelling- 
house  No.  221  West  Forty- third  Street.  In  a  short  time  the  firemen  were 
on  the  ground,  and  George  Gillies,  Foreman  of  Engine  Company  No.  26, 
seeing  several  persons  confined  in  the  third  floor  of  the  dwelling-house, 
burst  open  the  front  door,  and  found  the  building  so  charged  with  smoke 
and  hot  air  that  he  was  unable  to  enter  to  where  the  occupants  were  con- 
fined. A  painter's  scaffold  had  been  left  swinging  in  front  of  the 
building  below  the  second  story,  and  by  climbing  upon  the  adjoining 
stoop  he  caught  hold  on  the  scaffold,  from  which  he  drew  himself  up, 
thereby  assisting  three  persons  to  escape,  one  of  whom  had  been  overcome 
with  heat.    They  were  then  safely  removed  by  ladders  to  the  street. 


MATTHEW  HICKS. 

At  the  fire  which  occurred  on  March  30,  1869,  at  No.  615  East 
Fourteenth  Street,  Matthew  Hicks,  Foreman  of  Engine  Company  No.  5, 
forced  his  way  through  the  dense  smoke  which  filled  the  building  from 
the  fire  that  broke  out  in  the  cellar  to  a  bedroom  on  the  third  floor  in  the 
rear  of  the  building,  and  found  two  boys  who,  having  attempted  to  make 
their  escape  from  the  burning  building,  had  been  forced  back  on  account 
of  the  density  of  the  smoke.  They  were  taken  by  Fireman  Hicks  down 
one  of  the  ladders  safely  to  the  street. 


ANDREW  LYNAR. 

At  the  fire  that  occurred  on  the  morning  of  April  6,  1870,  at  No.  564 
Grand  Street,  Andrew  Lynar  of  Engine  Company  No.  15,  being  on  duty 
at  the  fire,  noticed  a  small  child  at  one  of  the  windows  imploring  for  help. 
Without  hesitating  a  moment  he  forced  his  way  into  the  burning  build- 
ing, ascended  the  stairs,  and  brought  the  child  down  in  safety.  The  brave 
fireman  was  slightly  injured  in  the  rescue. 


JAMES  HEANEY. 

Those  who  recollect  the  great  fire  that  broke  out  in  the  Stewart 
House  on  November  14,  1868,  will  also,  probably,  remember  that  the  fire- 
men displayed  such  commendable  alacrity  that  the  guests,  who  numbered 
over  fifty  at  the  time,  were  saved.  There  it  was  that  Fireman  James 
Heaney,  of  Hook  and  Ladder  Company  No.  9,  distinguished  himself  by 
saving  the  lives  of  two  persons  in  the  face  of  great  danger. 

At  the  fire  which  occurred  on  December  27,  1872,  at  Maillard's  res- 
taurant, on  Broadway  and  Mercer  Street  (see  account  of  William  Rowe), 
James  Heaney,  Assistant  Foreman  of  Hook  and  Ladder  Company  No.  9, 
was  instrumental  in  saving  the  lives  of  six  persons,  all  of  whom  had  been 
in  imminent  danger  of  death  by  fire  and  suffocation. 


JOHN  McDERMOTT. 

John  McDermott,  Fireman  of  Hook  and  Ladder  Company  No.  6, 
assisted  Benjamin  A.  Gicquel,  Chief  of  the  Fifth  Battalion,  in  the  rescue 
of  several  persons  at  a  fire  which  occurred  on  September  26,  1870,  at  No. 
75  Montgomery  Street. 


CHARLES  McNAMEE. 

A  fire  broke  out  on  Saturday,  January  14,  187 1 ,  in  the  attic  of  No. 
75  Grand  Street,  occupied  as  an  imitation  hair  manufactory,  caused  by  a 
spark  falling  among  the  jute.  Charles  McNamee,  Fireman  of  Engine 
Company  No.  13,  hearing  that  one  of  the  female  employes  had  not  made 


her  escape  on  account  of  being  bewildered  by  the  flames,  mounted  one  of 
the  ladders  placed  against  the  building  and  entered  the  burning  room  ; 
seizing  the  woman,  he  hastily  conveyed  her  to  the  ladder,  by  which  they 
descended  in  safety. 


JOHN  F.  h.  DuFL,ON. 
On  the  evening  of  December  30,  1872,  a  fire  occurred  at  No.  22 
Division  Street  (see  account  William  H.  Nash,  recipient  Bennett  Medal). 
John  F.  L.  DuFlon,  Fireman  Hook  and  Ladder  Company  No.  6,  mounted 
one  of  the  ladders  placed  against  the  building,  and  by  that  means  entered 
a  room  on  the  second  floor,  where  he  found  a  young  lad  who  was  sick  in 
bed  and  had  been  too  feeble  to  attempt  to  make  his  escape  from  the  burn- 
ing building.  Fireman  DuFlon  then  carried  the  lad  down  the  ladder,  by 
which  he  had  ascended,  safely  to  the  street. 


FRANCIS  CAREY. 

A  fire  from  a  defective  flue  occurred  on  March  27,  1873,  in  a  three- 
story  frame  building,  No.  117  Ninth  Avenue,  which  extended  to  another 
building  next  door.  Francis  Carey,  in  company  with  Ambrose  L-  Austin, 
both  firemen  of  Engine  Company  No.  3,  were  ordered  by  the  Chief  to  enter 
the  building  and  arouse  the  inmates.  This  the  two  firemen  did,  and 
when  they  entered  a  room  on  the  top  floor  of  the  building  where  the  fire 
broke  out  a  sickening  sight  met  their  gaze.  Four  men  were  lying 
stretched  on  the  floor  unconscious.  The  firemen  quickly  seized  the  men 
and  hurried  to  the  stairs,  to  find  that  the  entire  stairway  was  in  a  sheet 
of  flame.  The  firemen  bore  their  heavy  burdens  bravely  to  a  window, 
and  climbed  down  an  awning  in  front  of  the  building  safely  to  the  side- 
walk.   The  four  men  recovered. 


TERRENCE    P.  BRENNAN. 
The  fancy  goods  store  of  Mrs.  Mary  Thompson,  on  the  first  floor  of 
the  three-story  brick  building,  No.  126  Fourth  Avenue,  was  discovered 


on  fire  on  April  2,  1873.  It  was  about  three  o'clock  in  the  morning. 
The  inmates,  on  attempting  to  escape  from  the  premises  by  the  usual 
means  of  exit,  found  that  the  fire  had  gained  such  rapid  headway  that 
the  stairway  leading  to  the  street  was  filled  with  smoke,  so  that  they  were 
compelled  to  retreat.  They  then  made  for  the  windows  and  called  loudly 
for  help.  Hook  and  Ladder  Company  No.  3,  of  which  Terrence  P.  Bren- 
nan  was  Assistant  Foreman,  was  promptly  on  hand  and  hoisted  a  ladder. 
Assistant  Foreman  Brennan  quickly  mounted  the  ladder  and  succeeded 
in  rescuing  four  persons,  who,  but  for  the  gallant  and  prompt  conduct  of 
the  Assistant  Foreman,  would  have  been  suffocated  or  burned  to  death. 


THOMAS  LALLY. 

On  the  evening  of  May  20,  1874,  afire  broke  out  at  No.  18  Clinton 
Street  (see  account  William  Nash).  Thomas  Lally,  Assistant  Foreman 
of  Hook  and  Ladder  Company  No.  6,  saved  the  lives  of  two  children  who 
were  on  the  fourth  floor  of  the  burning  building,  by  carrying  them  down 
one  of  the  ladders  placed  against  the  building. 

At  the  fire  that  occurred  March  12,  1877,  at  24  Ludlow  Street  (see 
account  John  Miller),  Thomas  Lally,  Assistant  Foreman  of  Hook  and 
Ladder  Company  No.  6,  rushed  into  the  room  occupied  by  a  poor  Ger- 
man family,  who  had  made  their  escape  with  the  exception  of  two  of  their 
children,  and  found  the  bodies  of  the  two  children  and  carried  them  to 
the  roof,  where  he  discovered  that  one  was  dead  and  the  other  in  a  state 
of  insensibility. 


EDWARD  O'BRIEN. 

At  the  fire  that  broke  out  July  23,  1874,  in  the  four-story  tenement- 
house  No.  194  Avenue  C,  Edward  O'Brien,  Assistant  Foreman  of  Engine 
Company  No.  28,  hearing  that  an  old  man  and  two  children  were  confined 
in  one  of  the  upper  rooms  of  the  burning  building,  ascended  one  of  the 
ladders,  and  upon  reaching  the  third-story  window  entered  and  found  the 


three  persons  huddled  together.  He  immediately  carried  them  to  the 
window,  where  the  ladder  was  placed,  and  there  they  were  met  by  mem- 
bers of  Engine  Company  No.  28,  who  received  them  and  conveyed  them 
in  safety  to  the  street. 


JAMES  HORN. 

At  the  fiie  that  occurred  on  December  20,  1874,  at  No.  88  Lewis 
Street,  used  as  a  dwelling,  Assistant  Foreman  James  Horn,  of  Engine 
Company  No.  11,  seeing  that  a  woman  and  her  two  children  were  in  the 
attic  of  the  burning  building  at  the  breaking  out  of  the  fire,  made  his  way 
to  the  attic  and  conveyed  them  to  the  roof.  He  then  prevented  them 
from  jumping  off  while  the  fire  was  beneath  them,  and  after  the  fire  was 
extinguished  safely  conveyed  them  to  the  street. 


JAMES  McCUTCHEN. 

At  the  fire  which  occurred  on  January  24,  1875,  the  heat  was  so 
intense  that  it  was  impossible  for  the  inmates  living  over  the  third  floor 
to  escape  from  the  building  by  the  stairway.  Realizing  their  perilous 
position,  James  McCutchen,  Assistant  Foreman  of  Hook  and  Ladder  Com- 
pany No.  12,  had  ladders  hoisted,  and  thus  rescued  three  persons  from 
the  hands  of  death. 


HUGH   J.  GOLDEN. 

Hearing  cries  for  help  at  the  fire  which  occurred  at  Nos.  45  and  47 
Elizabeth  Street,  on  February  27,  1877,  Hugh  J.  Golden,  who  was  then 
Assistant  Foreman  of  Engine  Company  No.  20,  entered  the  premises  and 
found  a  woman  and  child  in  the  hallway,  unconscious  from  the  smoke. 
Assistant  Foreman  Golden  seized  the  woman  and  child,  but  the  flames 
were  so  intense  that  Golden  had  to  escape,  with  the  two  people,  from  the 
window,  by  means  of  a  ladder. 


ALEXANDER  McDONALD. 

On  the  morning  of  July  14,  1879,  a  fire  was  discovered  to  have 
broken  out  at  No.  528  Broome  Street.  Upon  the  arrival  of  the  firemen, 
it  was  found  that  two  women  and  a  man  were  standing  at  the  front  win- 
dows of  the  third  floor,  crying  for  help.  Ladders  were  immediately 
raised  against  the  front  of  the  building.  Assistant  Foreman  Alexander 
McDonald  of  Hook  and  Ladder  Company  No.  8  hastened  to  mount  a 
ladder,  and  entered  the  room  where  the  women  were  and  prevented  them 
from  jumping  out.  After  the  fire  was  under  control,  which  only  took  a 
few  minutes,  Assistant  Foreman  Alexander  McDonald,  with  assistance, 
carried  the  women  down  the  stairs,  the  man  being  able  to  go  down  with- 
out any  help. 


WILLIAM   J.  COLBY. 

The  tenement-  house  No.  402  West  Fortieth  Street  was  discovered  to 
be  on  fire  September  20,  1879.  Upon  the  arrival  of  the  firemen  it  was 
decided  to  raise  ladders  at  once  against  the  building,  as  the  dense  smoke 
prevented  all  access  to  the  stairway.  When  the  ladders  were  raised, 
William  J.  Colby,  Assistant  Foreman  of  Hook  and  Ladder  Company  No. 
4,  went  up  and  got  in  on  the  third  floor  and  found  a  woman  unconscious, 
lying  about  five  feet  from  the  window,  on  the  floor  of  a  hall  bedroom. 
He  carried  her  to  the  window  and  let  her  head  hang  out.  Fireman  Reilly 
came  to  his  assistance,  and  they  passed  her  out  to  Fireman  Jackson,  who 
was  standing  on  the  ladder,  and  who  carried  her  to  the  sidewalk.  After 
passing  out  the  woman,  Assistant  Foreman  Colby  went  on  hands  and 
knees  to  the  rear  of  the  floor  through  bedrooms,  and  when  about  the 
middle  of  the  floor  he  heard  a  slight  moaning  ahead  of  him.  He  kept  on, 
and  found  a  young  man  lying  on  his  back  in  the  doorway  leading  to  the 
kitchen.  He  dragged  him  out  by  the  shoulder  to  the  front  window, 
where  Fireman  Reilly  and  Private  William  T.  Lear  picked  him  up  and 
passed  him  out  of  the  window  to  Fireman  John  Brown,  who  carried  the 
young  man  to  the  sidewalk.  At  the  time  of  the  rescue  both  persons 
were  unconscious. 


JOHN  KAVANAGH. 

When  Fireman  Flick,  of  Engine  Company  No  20,  made  himself  a  hero 
in  the  eyes  of  the  world  by  his  daring  rescue  of  so  many  lives  at  the  great 
fire  at  the  Stewart  House  on  November  14,  1868,  he  was  greatly  assisted 
by  John  Kavanagh  of  Hook  and  Ladder  Company  No.  8,  by  the  latter' s 
coolness  and  courage. 


of  flames.  A  family,  consisting  of  husband,  wife  and  child,  were  on  an 
upper  floor  of  the  building,  unable  to  make  their  escape.  Seeing  this, 
Fireman  Denton  E.  Hemsworth,  of  Hook  and  Ladder  Company  No.  6, 
quickly  had  ladders  hoisted,  and  rescued  the  family,  with  the  assistance  of 
Fireman  William  F.  Craft  of  Hook  and  Ladder  No.  6,  and  Fireman  William 
McKenzie  of  Hook  and  Ladder  Company  No.  1. 


CHRISTOPHER    C.  FLICK. 

At  the  Stewart  House  fire,  at  Nos.  478  and  480  Broadway,  on  Novem- 
be  14,  1868,  Christopher  C.  Flick,  Fireman  of  Engine  Company  No.  20, 
forced  an  entrance  to  the  building  and  rescued  a  woman  and  child  on  the 
second  floor  from  the  jaws  of  death.  So  dense  was  the  smoke  that  Flick 
came  very  near  losing  his  own  life,  but  with  remarkable  courage  fought  his 
way  bravely  to  the  sidewalk. 


RICHARD    D.  HALL. 

At  the  fire  that  occurred  March  16,  1869,  at  No  437  Canal  Street, 
Richard  D.  Hall,  Fireman  Engine  Company  No.  30,  hearing  that  an  old  and 
helpless  woman  was  in  the  attic  of  the  burning  building,  forced  his  way 
through  the  dense  smoke  and  entered  the  attic,  where  he  found  the  old 
woman  frantic  from  grief;  he  then  carried  her  down  the  ladder  by  which  he 
had  ascended,  and  reached  the  ground  in  safety. 


DENTON    E.  HEMSWORTH. 

Fireman  D.  E.  Hemsworth  of  Hook  and  Ladder  Company  No.  6 
aided  Benjamin  A.  Gicquel,  Chief  of  the  Fifth  Battalion,  in  rescuing  from  a 
fire,  which  occurred  at  No.  75  Montgomery  Street,  on  September  26,  1870, 
several  persons  from  the  jaws  of  death. 

When  the  firemen  arrived  at  the  fire  which  occurred  at  No.  37  East 
Broadway  on  March  2,  1871,  the  lower  floors  of  the  building  were  in  a  mass 


JOSEPH  WEIDMAN. 

While  Joseph  Weidman,  Fireman  of  Hook  and  Ladder  Company  No. 
2,  was  on  patrol,  he  noticed  two  men  act  in  a  suspicious  manner,  and  after 
watching  them  awhile,  he  saw  the  two  men  enter  the  house  of  Mrs.  Thomas 
Cochrane,  No.  48  East  Forty-ninth  Street,  and  shortly  afterward  come  out 
with  a  large  parcel.  Fireman  Weidman  then  called  an  officer,  who  arrested 
the  men  and  found  a  pair  of  valuable  damask  curtains  in  their  possession, 
which  they  had  stolen  from  Mrs.  Cochrane. 


WILLIAM    F.  CRAFT. 

At  a  fire  which  occurred  at  No.  75  Montgomery  Street,  on  September 
26,  1870,  William  F.  Craft,  Fireman  of  Hook  and  Ladder  Company  No.  6, 
helped  Benjamin  A.  Gicquel,  Chief  of  the  Fifth  Battalion,  in  rescuing  a 
number  of  persons  from  death. 

At  a  fire  which  occurred  at  No.  37  East  Broadway,  on  March  2,  1871, 
William  F.  Craft,  Fireman  of  Hook  and  Ladder  Company  No.  6,  rendered 
valuable  assistance  to  Fireman  Denton  E.  Hemsworth  of  the  same  company, 
in  rescuing  a  family,  consisting  of  husband,  wife  and  child,  from  the  terrible 
fate  of  being  burned  to  death. 

THOMAS    L.  JACOBUS. 

At  a  fire  which  occurred  in  the  boarding-house  of  James  Flanagan,  No. 
23  Seventh  Avenue,  on  June  16,   1870,  Thomas  L.  Jacobus,  Fireman  of 


Hook  and  Ladder  Company  No.  5,  assisted  his  Captain,  Jacob  Van  Orden, 
in  rescuing  from  death  the  lives  of  three  persons,  and  was  also  instrumental 
in  saving  the  life  of  a  helpless  old  woman. 


william  Mckenzie. 

The  entrance  and  stairway  of  the  premises  No.  37  East  Broadway  were 
in  a  sheet  of  flames  when  the  firemen  arrived  at  the  fire,  which  occurred  at 
that  place  on  March  2,  1871.  All  escape  from  the  building  being  cut  off  by 
the  flames  in  the  hallway,  a  family,  consisting  of  husband,  wife  and  child, 
living  on  one  of  the  upper  floors,  would  have  perished  in  the  flames,  had 
not  Fireman  William  McKenzie  of  Hook  and  Ladder  Company  No.  1 
quickly  raised  a  ladder,  with  the  assistance  of  other  firemen,  and  rescued  the 
family  from  a  terrible  fate. 


AMBROSE    L.  AUSTIN. 

On  March  27,  1873,  a  defective  flue  set  fire  to  a  three-story  frame 
building,  No.  117  Ninth  Avenue,  which  extended  to  another  building  next 
door.  Ambrose  L.  Austin,  in  company  with  Francis  Carey,  both  Fire- 
men of  Engine  Company  No.  3,  entered  the  burning  building  and  found 
four  men  lying  on  the  floor  unconscious  from  inhaling  the  smoke.  Find- 
ing themselves  cut  off  from  the  stairway  by  the  flames,  Austin  and  Carey 
climbed  down  an  awning  in  front  of  the  building,  and  succeeded  in  rescu- 
ing the  four  men  from  the  claws  of  death. 


JOHN  BROWN. 

At  the  fire  which  occurred  on  Tuesday,  April  22,  1879,  at  No.  619 
Sixth  Avenue  (see  account  Robert  Williams),  John  Brown,  Fireman  of 
Hook  and  Ladder  Company  No.  4,  rendered  distinguished  services  in 
assisting  Robert  Williams,  Foreman  of  Hook  and  Ladder  Company  No.  4, 
in  the  rescue  of  three  persons  from  the  second-story  of  the  burning 
building. 

On  the  evening  of  December  23,  1871,  an  alarm  was  sent  out  that  the 


tenement-house  No.  479  Tenth  Avenue  was  afire.  Upon  the  arrival  of  the 
firemen,  it  was  heard  that  several  tenants  had  not  made  their  escape.  John 
Brown,  Fireman  of  Hook  and  Ladder  Company  No.  4,  without  a  moment's 
hesitation,  forced  his  way  through  the  burning  building,  and  on  arriving  at 
the  second  floor,  he  heard  the  sound  of  weeping.  He  proceeded  to  the 
place  from  which  the  sound  had  emanated,  and  found  two  children,  who 
had  been  left  by  their  parents  in  the  confusion  of  the  breaking  out  of  the 
fire  ;  quieting  them,  he  carried  a  child  on  each  arm  to  one  of  the  ladders, 
and  then  descended  to  the  street  in  safety. 

At  the  fire  which  occurred  at  the  tenement-house  No.  402  West 
Fortieth  Street  (see  account  William  J.  Colby),  John  Brown,  Fireman  of 
Hook  and  Ladder  Company  No.  4,  assisted  in  the  rescue  of  a  young  man 
who  was  found  unconscious  in  one  of  the  bedrooms  on  the  third  floor  of  the 
burning  building,  by  carrying  him  in  safety  down  the  ladder  to  the  street. 


george  Mclaughlin. 

While  intoxicated,  a  colored  woman  set  fire  to  her  apartments  at  No. 
161  Leonard  Street,  on  April  7,  1872.  The  woman  was  too  intoxicated  to 
realize  her  perilous  situation,  and  would  have  undoubtedly  perished  in  the 
flames  had  not  George  McLaughlin,  Assistant  Foreman  of  Engine  Com- 
pany No.  31,  dashed  through  the  flames,  and  rescued  the  woman,  at  the 
peril  of  his  life. 


JAMES  McGIVNEY. 
At  the  fire  which  occurred  on  December  27,  1872,  on  Broadway  and 
Mercer  Street,  at  Maillard's  Hotel  (see  William  Rowe's  account),  John 
McGivney,  Fireman  of  Hook  and  Ladder  Company  No.  9,  displayed  great 
courage,  and  assisted  in  saving  the  lives  of  six  persons. 


THEODORE  DAKIN. 

In  their  flight  from  a  burning  building  at  No.  94  Greene  Street,  on 
March  18,  1873,  the  parents  of  a  six-year-old  boy  abandoned  the  child  to 
the  mercy  of  the  flames.    They  did  not  realize  this  until  they  had  gained  a 


place  of  safety,  when  they  imploringly  begged  of  the  people  to  save  their 
child.  Owing  to  the  selfishness  of  the  parents  in  deserting  the  child,  no 
person  paid  any  heed  to  their  appeal,  and  had  not  Fireman  Theodore 
Dakin  of  Engine  Company  No.  13  gone  to  the  rescue,  the  child  would 
have  perished  in  the  flames.  In  rescuing  the  child  the  fireman  was  severely 
burned.   


JOHN    P.  FLOOD. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Fire  Commissioners,  John  P.  Flood  of  Hook  and 
Ladder  Company  No.  3  was  placed  on  trial,  and  "found  guilty"  of  being 
an  accessory  before  the  act,  in  aiding  and  assisting  Michael  McEvoy,  Fire- 
man of  Hook  and  Ladder  Company  No.  3,  in  rescuing  a  child  from  a  fire 
at  No.  126  Fourth  Avenue,  on  April  3,  1873,  at  the  peril  of  his  life. 

A  fire  broke  out  in  the  five-story  tenement-house  No.  507  East 
Sixteenth  Street,  on  October  2,  1875.  The  flames  spread  so  rapidly,  that 
when  the  firemen  arrived  on  the  scene,  the  building  was  in  a  mass  of  flames. 
Fireman  John  P.  Flood  of  Hook  and  Ladder  Company  No.  3  had  his 
attention  attracted  by  hearing  cries  for  help  on  the  top  floor  of  the  build- 
ing. Seeing  no  one,  Fireman  Flood,  with  Fireman  Jacob  Reiter,  of  the 
same  company,  ascended  the  ladders,  and  found  two  women  partially 
suffocated  from  the  smoke,  on  the  top  floor.  The  women  were  both 
rescued.  Had  not  Fireman  Flood  heard  the  cries  for  help,  the  two  women 
would  have  perished. 

On  the  evening  of  May  2,  1878,  a  fire  broke  out  in  the  dwelling-house 
No.  28  East  Fourteenth  Street.  John  P.  Flood,  Fireman  of  Hook  and 
Ladder  Company  No.  3  (see  account  Daniel  J.  Meagher),  arriving  with 
his  company  at  the  fire,  gallantly  assisted  Foreman  Meagher  in  rescuing  a 
young  woman  from  the  fourth  floor  of  the  burning  building  ;  he  sprained 
his  foot  on  ascending  the  ladder,  but  notwithstanding  the  severe  pain  he 
felt,  he  carried  the  young  woman,  after  Foreman  Meagher  rescued  her,  to 
the  sidewalk  in  safety.   

MICHAEL  McEVOY. 
In  the  excitement  of  the  moment,  at  a  fire  at  No.  126  Fourth  Avenue, 
on  April  3,  1873,  two  children  were  forgotten  by  their  parents.  This 


reached  the  ear  of  Fireman  Michael  McEvoy  of  Hook  and  Ladder  Com- 
pany No.  3,  who  entered  the  building  and  found  the  two  children  almost 
suffocated  from  the  smoke,  which  was  so  dense  that  Fireman  McEvoy,  before 
the  children  were  saved,  almost  lost  his  own  life  by  his  courageous  deed. 
Happily  the  brave  fireman  recovered. 

At  a  fire  which  occurred  on  April  13,  1875,  at  No.  138  Pitt  Street, 
Fireman  Michael  McEvoy  of  Hook  and  Ladder  Company  No.  n  assisted 
in  rescuing  eight  lives  from  a  horrible  fate.  Despite  the  flames  that  were 
bursting  upon  him  from  the  windows,  Fireman  Michael  McEvoy  ascended 
a  ladder  and  nobly  assisted  his  brother  firemen  in  rescuing  the  inmates. 


JOHN  McPARLEN. 
A  kerosene  lamp  exploded  on  May  1,  1873,  which  set  fire  to  the 
apartments  on  the  second  floor  of  the  tenement-house  No.  334  East 
Twenty-sixth  Street.  In  endeavoring  to  put  out  the  flames,  the  clothing  of 
the  woman  who  occupied  the  apartments  took  fire.  By  this  time  Fireman 
John  McParlen,  a  member  of  Hook  and  Ladder  Company  No.  7,  arrived 
on  the  scene,  and  seeing  the  danger  of  the  woman,  went  to  her  assistance, 
and  extinguished  the  flames.  The  woman  was  saved,  but  the  fireman  was 
severely  burned,  from  which  he  fortunately  recovered. 


WILLIAM  D.  CLENDENING. 
Hook  and  Ladder  Company  No.  9  was  the  first  to  arrive  at  the  fire  at 
No.  13  Forsyth  Street,  on  August  28,  1873.  Apprehending  the  danger  of 
two  women  who  were  unable  to  escape  from  the  building,  Fireman  William 
D.  Clendening  of  Hook  and  Ladder  Company  No.  9  quickly  ascended  one 
of  the  ladders  laid  against  the  burning  building,  and  then  rescued  two 
women,  whom  he  safely  handed  to  his  noble  comrades,  who  were  waiting 
on  the  ladder  to  receive  them. 


timothy  Mcdonald. 

In  rescuing  a  man  and  a  child  from  a  burning  shanty  at  No.  13 
Forsyth  Street,  on  August  28,  1873,  was  the  occasion  on  which  Fireman 


Timothy  McDonald  of  Hook  and  Ladder  Company  No.  9  distinguished 
himself.  Fireman  McDonald  heard  that  the  man  and  child  were  in  the 
burning  building,  and  bravely  went  to  their  rescue.  He  forced  his  way 
through  smoke  and  fire  into  the  apartments,  and  rescued  the  man  and  child. 
Had  not  this  brave  fireman  come  to  the  rescue  two  lives  would  have  been 
lost. 


THOMAS    F.  FANNAN. 

At  the  fire  that  occurred  on  May  20,  1874  (see  account  William  H. 
Nash),  Thomas  F.  Fannan,  Fireman  of  Hook  and  Ladder  Company  No.  6, 
went  to  the  rescue  of  the  imperilled  tenants  and  assisted  in  the  rescue  of  a 
man  from  the  fourth  story  of  the  burning  building. 


WILLIAM  WOGAN. 

At  the  fire  which  occurred  on  May  20,  1874,  at  No.  18  Clinton  Street 
(see  account  William  Nash),  William  Wogan,  Fireman  of  Hook  and  Ladder 
Company  No.  6,  rescued  a  man  from  the  fourth  floor  of  the  burning  build- 
ing by  carrying  the  man  down  one  of  the  ladders  placed  against  the 
building. 

WILLIAM    H.  GUY. 

At  the  fire  that  broke  out  on  May  20,  1874,  at  No.  18  Clinton  Street 
(see  account  William  Nash),  William  H.  Guy,  Fireman  of  Hook  and  Ladder 
Company  No.  6,  mounting  one  of  the  ladders,  entered  the  fourth  floor  of 
the  burning  building,  and  seizing  a  child  whom  he  found  on  the  floor  uncon- 
scious, carried  the  child  down  the  ladder  in  safety. 

At  the  fire,  March  12,  1877,  at  No.  24  Ludlow  Street  (see  account 
John  Miller),  William  H.  Guy,  Fireman  of  Hook  and  Ladder  Company  No. 
6,  descended  from  the  roof  and  entered  the  burning  building,  and  in  one  of 
the  rooms  of  the  fifth  floor  found  a  woman  and  two  children,  whom  he  con- 
veyed safely  to  the  adjoining  house. 


THOMAS  HARRISON. 

At  the  fire  that  occurred  on  May  20,  1874,  at  No.  18  Clinton  Street 
(see  account  William  Nash),  Thomas  Harrison,  Fireman  of  Hook  and 
Ladder  Company  No.  11,  passed  from  the  third-story  window  of  the  burn- 
ing building  three  persons,  who  were  from  there  assisted  safely  down  the 
ladder. 


ALBERT  HKNDRICKSON. 

At  the  fire  that  occurred  on  May  20,  1874,  at  No.  18  Clinton  Street 
(see  account  William  Nash),  Albert  Hendrickson,  Fireman  of  Hook  and 
Ladder  Company  No.  n,  gallantly  assisted  Fireman  Thomas  Harrison,  of 
the  same  company,  in  rescuing  three  persons  from  the  third-story  window 
of  the  burning  building. 


JOHN  McCLANE. 

At  the  fire  that  occurred  on  May  20,  1874,  at  No.  18  Clinton  Street 
(see  account  William  Nash),  John  McClane,  Fireman  of  Hook  and  Ladder 
Company  No.  II,  assisted  in  the  rescue  of  three  persons  from  the  third- 
story  window  of  the  burning  building,  by  carrying  them  down  the  ladder  to 
the  street  in  safety. 

The  citizens  who  recollect  the  great  fire  which  broke  out  at  an  early 
hour  in  the  morning  of  April  13,  1875,  at  No  138  Pitt  Street,  will  also 
probably  remember  that  had  it  not  been  for  the  gallant  conduct  of  the 
members  of  the  Fire  Department  eight  persons  would  have  perished  in  the 
flames.  The  smoke  and  flames  were  so  dense  in  the  hallway  that  it  was 
impossible  for  the  tenants  to  leave  the  building  in  that  way.  Ladders  were 
hoisted,  and  when  the  firemen  ascended  the  flames  burst  out  from  the 
windows  upon  them.  Notwithstanding  this,  Fireman  John  McClane  of 
Hook  and  Ladder  Company  No.  1 1  continued  his  way  up  the  ladder  to 
the  third  story,  where  eight  persons  were  rescued,  with  the  assistance  of 
Firemen  Thomas  Larkin  and  Michael  McEvoy. 


JOSEPH  MOSS. 

At  the  fire  that  broke  out  in  the  four-story  tenement,  on  July  23,  1874, 
at  No.  194  Avenue  C,  Joseph  Moss,  Fireman  of  Engine  Company  No.  28, 
assisted  Assistant  Foreman  Edward  O'Brien  of  same  company  in  rescuing 
an  old  man  and  two  children  from  the  third  story  of  the  burning  building. 


ANTHONY  STEPHENSON. 

Anthony  Stephenson,  Fireman  of  Hook  and  Ladder  Company  No.  3, 
rescued  an  unconscious  man  who  was  partially  suffocated  from  the  smoke  at 
the  fire  which  occurred  at  No.  156  Third  Avenue  on  October  18,  1874. 


JOHN  WRIGHT. 

At  No.  156  Third  Avenue,  a  fire  broke  out  on  October  18,  1874.  On 
this  occasion,  Fireman  John  Wright  of  Hook  and  Ladder  Company  No.  3 
distinguished  himself  by  saving  an  old,  helpless  woman,  whom  he  found 
unconscious  in  the  attic  of  the  burning  building. 


JOHN  HERN. 

On  October  18,  1874,  the  premises  No.  156  Third  Avenue  were  discov- 
ered to  be  on  fire.  When  the  firemen  arrived  at  the  scene,  flames  burst  out 
of  almost  every  window  in  the  building.  On  being  informed  that  a  woman 
in  confinement,  who  lived  on  the  second  floor,  had  not  been  seen  since  the 
fire,  Fireman  John  Hern  of  Hook  and  Ladder  Company  No.  3  entered  the 
building  and  rescued  the  woman  at  the  peril  of  his  life. 


CHARLES    W.  SMITH. 

At  the  fire  that  occurred  at  the  dwelling-house  No.  88  Lewis  Street  on 
December  20,  1874,  Charles  W.  Smith,  Fireman  of  Engine  Company  No. 


11,  prevented  a  woman  and  her  two  children  from  jumping  off  the  roof  of 
the  building,  to  which  they  had  fled,  until  the  fire  was  extinguished,  when 
Fireman  Charles  W.  Smith  safely  conveyed  them  to  the  street. 


JOHN    H.  GRIFFEN. 

Fireman  John  H.  Griffen  of  Hook  and  Ladder  Company  No.  12 
bravely  assisted  in  the  rescue  of  three  persons  from  the  claws  of  death,  at  a 
fire  which  occurred  on  January  24,  1875. 


JOHN  CARNEY. 

The  tenement-house  No.  517  East  Sixteenth  Street  was  discovered  on 
fire  early  on  the  morning  of  October  2,  1875.  Nearly  all  of  the  tenants 
escaped  from  the  building.  A  woman  who  had  apartments  on  the  second 
floor  was  lying  sick  in  bed.  When  this  information  was  imparted  to  Fire- 
man John  Carney  of  Engine  Company  No.  3  he  dashed  into  the  building, 
broke  open  the  door  of  the  sick  woman's  room,  which  was  filled  with  smoke, 
and  rescued  the  old  woman,  whom  he  safely  conveyed  to  a  hospital,  where 
she  recovered. 


JACOB  REITER. 

So  fierce  were  the  flames  of  the  fire  which  occurred  at  No.  507  East 
Sixteenth  Street,  on  the  morning  of  October  2,  1875,  that  by  the  time  the 
firemen  arrived  on  the  scene,  the  building  was  a  mass  of  flames.  Fireman 
Jacob  Reiter  of  Hook  and  Ladder  Company  No.  3  heard  cries  for  help  on 
the  top  floor  of  the  burning  building,  and,  with  Fireman  John  P.  Flood  of 
the  same  company,  ascended  the  ladders.  Two  almost  suffocated  women 
were  found  by  the  gallant  firemen,  who  carried  them  out  to  the  street  in 
time  to  save  their  lives.  Reiter  performed  another  brave  deed  in  rescuing 
the  life  of  another  person. 


THOMAS  LARKIN. 

In  assisting  Fireman  John  McClane  in  rescuing  eight  persons  at  a  fire 
occurring  at  138  Pitt  Street,  on  April  13,  1875,  Thomas  Larkin  of  Hook 
and  Ladder  Company  No.  1 1  did  the  bravest  deed  of  his  life.  Fireman 
Larkin  ascended  a  ladder,  despite  the  flames  that  were  bursting  upon  him 
from  the  windows,  and  proved  himself  a  hero  of  the  occasion. 


JAMES  LEWIS. 

On  the  evening  of  April  30,  1876,  a  fire  broke  out  on  the  second  floor 
of  the  five-story  tenement-house  No.  743  Third  Avenue.  A  woman,  resid- 
ing with  her  two  children,  on  the  third  floor,  became  excited  and  screamed 
for  help  from  the  front  window.  In  order  to  show  her  that  there  was  no 
danger,  and  to  keep  her  quiet,  the  firemen  raised  a  ladder  to  the  third  story, 
in  front  of  the  building,  and  the  ladder  being  raised,  James  Lewis,  Fireman 
of  Engine  Company  No.  8,  ascended  and  passed  out  the  window,  to  one  of 
his  comrades,  one  of  the  children,  and  then  carried  the  other  child  down  in 
safety.    The  mother  was  assisted  down  the  stairway  to  the  street  in  safety. 


JOHN  ROBERTSON. 

At  the  fire  that  occurred  on  April  30,  1876,  at  the  five-story  tenement- 
house  No.  743  Third  Avenue,  John  Robertson,  Fireman  of  Hook  and 
Ladder  Company  No.  2  (see  account  James  Lewis),  gallantly  assisted  in  the 
rescue  of  a  small  child  by  carrying  her  down  the  ladder  from  the  third  story 
of  the  burning  building. 


NICHOLAS    P.  LOESCH. 

In  the  excitement  at  the  fire  which  occurred  at  No.  60  Mulberry  Street, 
on  December  8,  1876,  frightened  parents,  in  their  flight  from  the  house, 
abandoned  their  children  to  the  mercy  of  the  flames.    Nicholas  P.  Loesch, 


a  Fireman  of  Hook  and  Ladder  Company  No.  1,  entered  an  apartment  on 
the  fifth  floor,  and  found  a  four-year-old  boy  in  an  exhausted  condition  from 
suffocation.  Loesch  almost  lost  his  life  in  the  flames,  but  after  a  desperate 
struggle  succeeded  in  reaching  the  fire-escape  in  the  rear,  and  made  his 
escape.    The  child  recovered. 


JAMES    W.  GALLAGHER. 

At  the  fire  that  occurred  on  November  20,  1876,  at  No.  509  Eighth 
Avenue,  in  the  first  floor  of  the  building,  James  W.  Gallagher,  Fireman  of 
Engine  Company  No.  19,  hearing  that  an  old  and  helpless  woman  was  in 
the  burning  building,  forced  his  way  through  the  flames  and  dense  smoke, 
and  upon  arriving  at  the  foot  of  the  second  flight  of  stairs  found  the  old 
woman  where  she  had  wandered,  overcome  with  heat  and  smoke.  He  then 
carried  her  to  the  street  safely. 


JOHN  RIELLY. 

On  the  morning  of  February  27,  1877,  a  fire  broke  out  in  the  tenement- 
houses  Nos.  45  and  47  Elizabeth  Street.  John  Rielly,  Fireman  of  Engine 
Company  No.  20  (see  account  Hugh  J.  Golden),  assisted  in  rescuing  a  boy 
by  carrying  him  down  the  stairs  of  the  burning  building. 


TIMOTHY  DWYER. 

At  the  fire  that  occurred  March  12,  1877,  at  No.  24  Ludlow  Street  (see 
account  John  Miller),  Timothy  Dwyer,  Fireman  of  Hook  and  Ladder  Com- 
pany No.  6,  found  a  girl  ten  years  of  age,  on  the  fifth  floor,  insensible  from 
suffocation.  After  removing  the  child  to  the  next  house,  the  brave  fireman 
returned,  and  in  the  rear  room  of  the  same  floor  found  a  woman  with  her 
five  children,  huddled  together  in  a  terrified  and  half-unconscious  group  on 
the  top  floor.  The  balance  of  the  family  were  then  rescued  by  firemen 
under  the  command  of  Chief  John  Miller. 


THOMAS  O'HEARN. 

At  the  fire  that  occurred  on  March  12,  1877,  at  No.  24  Ludlow  Street 
(see  account  John  Miller),  Thomas  O'Hearn,  Fireman  of  Hook  and  Ladder 
Company  No.  6,  assisted  in  the  rescue  of  the  tenants  from  the  burning 
house. 


PATRICK  FOLEY. 

At  the  fire  that  broke  out  in  the  tenement-house,  on  Monday  evening, 
March  12,  1877,  at  No.  24  Ludlow  Street  (see  account  John  Miller),  Patrick 
Foley,  Fireman  of  Hook  and  Ladder  Company  No.  6,  gallantly  rescued  a 
woman  and  her  child,  who  were  confined  in  a  room  on  the  fifth  floor  of  the 
burning  building. 


JOHN  KAVANAGH. 

At  the  fire  that  occurred  on  March  12,  1877,  at  No.  24  Ludlow  Street 
(see  account  John  Miller),  among  the  brave  members  of  Hook  and  Ladder 
Company  No.  6  was  John  Kavanagh,  a  Fireman,  who  distinguished  him- 
self in  rescuing  a  number  of  persons  from  the  burning  building. 


GEORGE  MURPHY. 

At  the  fire,  Monday,  March  12,  1877,  at  No.  24  Ludlow  Street  (see 
account  John  Miller),  George  Murphy,  Fireman  of  Hook  and  Ladder  Com- 
pany No.  6,  hearing  cries  for  help  from  the  tenants  of  the  upper  floors  of 
the  burning  building,  hastened  to  their  rescue,  and  reaching  the  fifth  floor 
of  the  building,  he  assisted  three  persons  to  escape  by  carrying  them  down 
one  of  the  ladders. 

DENNIS    J.  DORAN. 

A  fire  occurred  on  August  28,  1877,  at  the  tenement  house  No.  188 
Eldridge  Street.    Dennis  J.  Doran,  Fireman  of  Engine  Company  No.  17, 


arriving  at  the  fire  with  his  company,  and  hearing  that  some  persons  were 
confined  in  the  upper  floors  of  the  burning  building,  Fireman  Doran  forced 
his  way  through  the  smoke  and  flames  to  the  front  bedroom  on  the  third 
floor  of  the  building,  where  he  found  a  small  child  partially  suffocated, 
whom  he  then  conveyed  to  a  place  of  safety.  Fireman  Doran  had  to  make 
three  unsuccessful  attempts  before  he  succeeded. 


WILLIAM    H.  REYNOLDS. 

On  the  evening  of  October  24,  1877,  while  the  last  act  of  a  play  was 
being  performed  at  the  Park  Theatre,  a  lighted  gas  bracket  that  was  fastened 
behind  a  part  of  the  scenery,  representing  a  long  mirror,  became  loose  and 
fell  against  the  canvas  and  set  it  on  fire.  The  audience,  on  seeing  the  fire, 
arose  from  the  seats  and  a  panic  was  imminent.  As  the  people  were  pre- 
paring to  rush  from  the  theatre  they  were  fortunately  stopped  by  the 
appearance  on  the  scene  of  William  H.  Reynolds,  Fireman  of  Engine 
Company  No.  14,  who  was  detailed  at  the  theatre,  and  who,  on  seeing  the 
fire,  rushed  upon  the  stage  and  extinguished  the  fire  by  beating  it  out  with 
his  hands  and  feet,  and  then  quietly  walked  off  the  stage  as  if  nothing  had 
happened.  The  audience  took  their  seats  and  loudly  applauded  Fireman 
Reynolds.  Had  it  not  been  for  the  prompt  attentiveness  to  duty  and  the 
bravery  of  Fireman  Reynolds  a  pahic  would  certainly  have  ensued,  and 
the  most  probable  result  a  great  loss  of  life. 


LUKE  GLEASON. 

On  the  morning  of  December  14,  1877,  a  fire  broke  out  at  No.  112 
Chatham  Street.  On  the  firemen  arriving  at  the  building,  preparations 
were  immediately  made  to  extinguish  a  slight  fire  on  the  first  floor  situated 
in  a  closet  about  ten  feet  from  the  front  door.  While  the  preparations 
were  being  made,  the  attention  of  Luke  Gleason,  Fireman  of  Engine  Com- 
pany No.  12,  was  attracted  by  persons  calling  for  aid  from  one  of  the 
windows  of  the  third  floor.  Fireman  Gleason  immediately  proceeded  to 
the  rescue  and  ascended  the  stairway  to  the  third  floor,  where,  after  some 


slight  delay  caused  by  the  dense  smoke  prevailing  at  the  time,  the  door 
leading  to  the  room  of  two  boarders  was  found.  Fireman  Gleason,  on 
entering,  found  both  men  partially  exhaused  from  the  effects  of  the  smoke- 
One  of  the  men  was  then  removed  by  Fireman  Gleason  to  the  first  floor, 
and  the  other  man,  being  able  to  walk,  followed  him.  After  being  cared 
for  and  allowed  to  breathe  the  fresh  air,  both  men  soon  recovered  without 
receiving  any  other  injury  than  that  of  inhaling  an  overdose  of  smoke. 


WILLIAM  KLINE. 

At  a  fire  that  broke  out  on  January  4,  1874,  at  the  tenement-house 
No.  132  West  Broadway  (see  account  Michael  Reeves),  William  Kline, 
Fireman  of  Hook  and  Ladder  Company  No.  8,  assisted  in  the  rescue  of 
three  persons  from  the  third  story  of  the  burning  building,  by  means  of 
ladders  placed  against  the  building. 


PATRICK  HEALY. 

Patrick  Healy,  Fireman  of  Engine  Company  No.  14,  while  returning 
from  dinner  on  January  7,  1878,  visited  the  New  York  Dental  College  for 
the  purpose  of  having  a  tooth  filled,  and  while  there  the  dentist  was  about 
operating  on  the  teeth  of  a  lady,  and  having  a  lighted  alcohol  lamp  in  his 
hand  for  the  purpose  of  heating  the  instruments  he  was  about  to  use,  took 
a  pint  bottle  of  alcohol  for  the  purpose  of  filling  the  lamp  while  lighted, 
when  it  accidentally  fell  out  of  his  hand  on  the  dress  of  the  lady,  immedi- 
ately setting  fire  to  her  clothes,  and  the  dentist  becoming  excited,  dropped 
the  bottle  of  alcohol  over  her  clothes.  Fireman  Healy  being  in  the  room 
when  the  accident  occurred,  heard  a  scream,  and  ran  over  to  the  chair  in 
which  the  lady  was  sitting,  and  found  her  on  fire  from  the  bottom  of  her 
dress  to  her  neck,  and  extinguished  the  fire  by  wrapping  his  overcoat  about 
her.  The  lady  was  severely  burned  about  the  face  and  hands,  and  had  it 
not  been  for  the  presence  of  Fireman  Healy,  she  would  undoubtedly  have 
been  burned  to  death. 


JOHN    J.-  McMANUS. 

At  the  fire  that  occurred  on  January  4,  1874,  at  the  tenement-house 
No.  132  West  Broadway  (see  account  Michael  Reeves),  John  J.  McManus, 
Fireman  of  Engine  Company  No.  27,  rescued  a  child  by  carrying  her 
down  the  ladder  from  the  third  story  of  the  burning  building  to  the  street 
in  safety. 


CHARLES  HOPPER. 

At  the  fire  which  was  discovered  on  January  4,  1874,  at  the  tenement- 
house  No.  132  West  Broadway,  upon  the  arrival  of  the  firemen,  ladders  were 
at  once  raised  against  the  front  building  (see  account  Michael  Reeves). 
Charles  Hopper,  Fireman  Hook  and  Ladder  Company  No.  8,  was  one  of 
the  first  to  ascend  the  ladder  and  assist  in  the  rescue  of  three  persons  from 
the  third  story  of  the  burning  building. 


JOHN  HOPE. 

At  the  fire  that  broke  out  on  January  4,  1874,  at  the  four-story  tene- 
ment-house No.  132  West  Broadway  (see  account  Michael  Reeves),  John 
Hope,  Fireman  Hook  and  Ladder  Company  No.  8,  assisted  in  rescuing 
two  children  and  a  woman  from  the  fourth  floor  of  the  burning  building,  by 
carrying  the  children  and  assisting  the  woman  down  the  ladder  to  the 
street! 


JOHN  McKEON. 

At  the  fire  that  occurred  on  January  4,  1874,  at  the  five-story  tenement- 
house  No.  132  West  Broadway  (see  account  Michael  Reeves),  John  McKeon, 
Fireman  of  Hook  and  Ladder  Company  No.  8,  assisted  in  rescuing  a  man 
from  the  third  story  of  the  building,  by  means  of  ladders  placed  against  the 
burning  building. 


.   THOMAS  O'HALORAN. 


TfMOTHY  McAULIFFE. 


The  fire  which  occurred  at  No.  149  West  Broadway  on  September  16, 
1878,  would  have  resulted  in  the  death  of  many  persons  had  it  not  been  for 
the  brave  conduct  of  the  gallant  firemen.  The  flames  broke  out  on  the  top 
floor  of  a  two-story  building.  On  this  floor  Thomas  O'Haloran  of  Hook 
and  Ladder  Company  No.  8  found  a  woman  wrapped  in  flames  and  uncon- 
scious. Fireman  O'Haloran  quickly  threw  off  his  coat,  and  putting  it 
around  the  woman,  carried  her  to  the  street,  where  the  flames  were  put  out 
and  the  woman  was  saved.  O'Haloran  assisted  in  the  rescue  of  several 
other  inmates. 


PATRICK  KENNEDY. 

On  the  evening  of  March  13,  1870,  a  fire  was  discoverd  in  the  dwelling- 
house  No.  358  East  One  Hundred  and  Twenty-third  Street.  It  was  mid- 
night. The  parties  residing  in  the  house  had  retired  for  the  night  when  the 
fire  broke  out.  The  firemen,  on  their  arrival,  were  informed  that  a  man 
was  in  the  building.  Patrick  Kennedy,  Fireman  of  Hook  and  Ladder  Com- 
pany No.  14,  was  informed  that  there  was  a  man  asleep  in  the  front  hall 
room  on  the  third  floor,  the  floor  where  the  fire  originated.  Fireman  Ken- 
nedy forced  his  way  into  the  room,  where  he  found  a  man  lying  on  a  bed 
partially  suffocated.  He  at  once  carried  him  down  stairs,  and  in  a  few 
moments  he  regained  consciousness. 


MICHAEL  CONNORS. 

A  fire  occurred  at  No.  40  East  Twentieth  Street  on  March  23,  1878,  on 
which  occasion  Michael  Connors,  Fireman  of  Engine  Company  No.  14, 
rescued  four  children  from  the  hands  of  death.  It  appears  that  when  Fire- 
man Connors  arrived  with  his  engine  on  the  scene,  four  children  stood  at 
the  window  on  the  third  story,  imploringly  crying  for  help.  Connors  dashed 
through  the  flames  and  rescued  the  children  after  considerable  trouble. 


At  the  fire  that  occurred  at  No.  619  Sixth  Avenue  on  Tuesday,  April 
22,  1879  (see  account  Robert  Williams),  Timothy  McAuliffe,  Fireman  of 
Hook  and  Ladder  Company  No.  4,  gallantly  assisted  Robert  Williams, 
Foreman  of  Hook  and  Ladder  Company  No.  4,  in  rescuing  three  persons 
who  were  found  partially  suffocated  in  apartments  in  the  second  story  of  the 
burning  building. 


LAURENCE    P.  FARLEY. 

On  April  23,  1879,  a  fire  occurred  at  No.  52  Prince  Street.  Upon  the 
arrival  of  the  firemen  it  was  found  the  fire  was  on  the  first  floor  of  the  build- 
ing. The  flames  were  coming  out  of  the  side  door  into  the  hallway  at  the  foot 
of  the  stairs,  which  prevented  any  one  from  either  going  up  or  coming  down. 
Laurence  P.  Farley,  Fireman  of  Engine  Company  No.  20,  hearing  some 
people  in  the  yard  calling  to  some  person  to  jump  out,  went  out  in  the  yard 
and  saw  a  woman  at  the  window  of  the  second  floor.  He  told  her  not  to  jump 
out — that  he  would  go  upstairs  and  take  her  down.  He  then  went  up  and 
carried  her  down  the  stairs  and  into  an  adjoining  house  in  safety. 


JAMES    H.  CAMPBELL. 

James  H.  Campbell,  Fireman  of  Hook  and  Ladder  Company  No.  8, 
proved  himself  a  hero  at  the  fire  which  occurred  on  September  16,  1878,  at 
No.  149  West  Broadway.  Fireman  Campbell  found  a  man  unconscious 
from  suffocation  on  the  stairway  of  the  building,  which  was  in  a  sheet  oi 
flames.  Fireman  Campbell  took  the  man  into  his  arms  and  by  means  of  a 
ladder,  escaped  with  his  burden  safely  to  the  street.    The  man  recovered. 


BERNARD    J.  RIELLY. 

At  the  fire  that  occurred  in  the  tenement-house  No.  402  West  Fortieth 
Street  on  September  20,  1879,  Bernard  J.  Rielly,  Fireman  of  Hook  and 


Ladder  Company  No.  4  (see  account  William  J.  Colby),  assisted  in  the 
rescue  of  a  young  man  and  woman,  who  were  found  in  an  unconscious  state, 
from  the  third  floor  of  the  burning  building,  by  passing  them  to  members  of 
Hook  and  Ladder  Company  No.  4,  who  received  them  and  carried  them  in 
safety  down  the  ladders  to  the  street. 


WILLIAM  JACKSON. 

A  fire  was  discovered  September  20,  1879,  at  the  tenement-house  No. 
402  West  Fortieth  Street.  Upon  the  arrival  of  the  firemen,  ladders  were 
raised  at  once  against  the  burning  building  (see  account  William  J.  Colby). 
William  Jackson,  Fireman  of  Hook  and  Ladder  Company  No.  4,  assisted 
in  rescuing  a  young  man,  who  was  unconscious  at  the  time,  by  receiving  the 
insensible  body  from  members  of  Hook  and  Ladder  Company  No.  4,  and 
carrying  the  same  down  the  ladder  to  the  street  in  safety. 


WILLIAM    T.  LEAR. 

At  the  fire  which  occurred  at  No.  402  West  Fortieth  Street  on  Septem- 
ber 20,  1879  (see  account  William  J.  Colby),  William  T.  Lear,  Private  of 
Hook  and  Ladder  Company  No.  4,  assisted  in  rescuing  a  young  man,  who 
was  found  unconscious  in  one  of  the  bedrooms  of  the  third  floor  of  the  burn- 


ing building,  by  passing  him  out  of  the  window  to  members  of  Hook  and 
Ladder  Company  No.  4,  who  safely  conveyed  him  to  the  sidewalk. 


PATRICK    J.  LYNCH. 

On  the  morning  of  November  14,  1879,  an  alarm  was  sent  out  that  the 
four-story  tenement-house  No.  80  Cannon  Street  was  afire.  The  fire  origi- 
nated in  the  back  room  of  the  second  floor.  The  parties  occupying  this 
floor  were  absent  on  the  night  of  the  fire.  The  flames  spread  with  remark- 
able rapidity  throughout  the  second  floor,  also  running  up  the  stairway  to 
the  fourth  floor.  The  third  floor  was  occupied  by  a  mother,  son  and 
daughter,  who,  being  awakened  from  their  sleep  by  the  smoke  and  heat, 
became  terrified.  The  mother  took  her  son  and  held  him  out  of  the  win- 
dow, and  dropped  him  into  the  arms  of  a  spectator.  Patrick  J.  Lynch, 
Private  of  Engine  Company  No.  1 1 ,  seeing  the  woman  ready  to  drop  her 
daughter,  hastened  to  a  position  where  he  would  be  able  to  catch  the  girl. 
The  mother  dropped  her  child,  and  Private  Lynch  caught  her  in  his  arms, 
the  weight  of  the  girl  causing  him  to  fall  on  the  sidewalk.  Private  Lynch 
then  got  up  and  told  the  woman  to  remain  where  she  was  and  he  would  save 
her.  He  entered  the  building  and  ran  up  to  the  third  floor,  opened  the 
back  room  door  and  saw  the  woman  standing  in  the  back  room.  He  told 
the  woman  to  come  up  to  the  roof  and  he  would  save  her.  She  would  not 
go.  He  took  hold  of  her  to  carry  her  out,  but  she  broke  away  from  him 
and  then  jumped  from  the  window,  and,  striking  the  sidewalk  on  her  back, 
fractured  her  spine.  Private  Lynch  was  severely  burned  about  the  face  and 
hands  at  the  attempted  rescue.  For  his  meritorious  conduct  Private  Lynch 
was  promoted  to  be  a  fireman. 


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REPORT 

OF  THE 

SIXTH  ANNUAL  CONVENTION 

OF 

NEW  YORK  STATE  COUNCIL, 

ORDER  AMERICAN  FIREMEN, 

HELD  AT 

NEWBURGH,  OCTOBER  10  and  ii,  1892. 


I  HE  Board  of  Officers  of  New  York   State  Council,  Order 
^    American  Firemen,  held  an  executive  session  at  the  United 
States  Hotel,  on  Monday,  October  ioth,  at  4  o'clock  p.  m.  Officers 
present:  J.  Browne,  Jr.,  President;  C.  H.  Sliney,  Secretary;  Directors, 
John  F.  Rogers,  of  No.  6  ;  John  T.  Mullins,  of  No.  5  ;  C.  H.  Truax,  of 
No.  8  ;  C.  W.  Jones,  of  No.  4. 

The  itemized  reports  of  the  Secretary  and  Treasurer  were  submitted 
and  approved  by  the  Finance  Committee. 

The  report  of  the  Ritual  Committee  was  then  read  and  the  following 


resolution  was  adopted  :  That  the  report  of  the  Committee  as  read  be 
referred  back,  and  that  the  Committee  be  instructed  to  reduce  the 
number  of  officers  in  the  initiatory  service,  to  make  it  more  suitable  and 
convenient  for  small  Councils. 

The  Secretary  then  reported  that  on  account  of  the  New  York  and 
Newburgh  celebrations  on  October  12th  and  13th,  it  would  be  necessary  to 
complete  the  work  of  the  State  Council  on  October  nth,  if  possible,  and 
the  Secretary  submitted  a  special  order  of  business,  instead  of  the  regular 
order,  and  the  same  being  approved,  the  Board  of  Officers  adjourned. 


Newburgh,  N.  Y.,  October  10,  1892. 


CHARLES  H.  SLINEY,  Secretary. 


Report  of  the  Proceedings  of  the  Sixth  Annual  Convention 
of  New  York  State  Council,  Order  American  Firemen, 

HELD    AT    NEWBURGH,    N.   Y.,    OCTOBER    II,  1892. 

Arrangements  had  been  made  by  C.  M.  Leonard  Council,  No.  7,  to 
hold  the  sessions  at  Gerhardt  Hall,  but  at  the  hour  set  for  the  meeting, 
10  a.  M.,  the  delegates  found  the  place  unfit  for  meeting  in,  owing  to  the 
odor  of  kerosene  that  had  been  used  during  the  morning  for  cleaning  the 
hall.  The  convention  therefore  adjourned  to  Brewster  Hook  and  Ladder 
Company's  house,  which  place  had  been  thrown  open  for  them. 

At  10:10  o'clock,  Secretary  Sliney  called  the  convention  to  order  and 
announced  that  President  Browne  had  been  unexpectedly  summoned  to 
Long  Island  City,  and  as  the  Vice-President  was  also  absent,  it  would 
now  be  in  order  to  select  a  chairman  to  preside  over  their  deliberations. 

On  motion,  John  F.  Rogers,  senior  member  of  the  Board  of  Directors, 
was  elected  chairman,  pro  tern. 

Joseph  H.  H.  Chapman,  of  C.  M.  Leonard  Council,  introduced  Rev. 
E.  S.  Osbon,  D.D.,  of  St.  John's  church,  who  opened  the  convention 
with  prayer. 

Mr.  Chapman  then  introduced  Mayor  Charles  J.  Lawson,  who  wel- 
comed the  delegates  as  follows  : 

"Gentlemen  of  New  York  Stale  Council,  and  Members  of  the  Order  of  Ameri- 
can Firemen  : 

"  I  am  pleased  to  meet  you  in  this  city.  Your  Order  is  one  that  commends 
itself  to  me  in  many  ways.  My  uncle,  the  late  W.  C.  Lawson,  formerly  your  Presi- 
dent, held  this  Order  in  the  highest  esteem,  and  was  zealous  in  promoting  its  interests, 
and  I  personally  know  it  was  very  near  his  heart.  It  was  through  his  influence  that 
I  became  a  member  of  C.  M.  Leonard  Council,  of  this  city,  and  knowing  the  objects 
and  aims  of  this  Order,  feel  it  an  honor  to  be  numbered  among  its  members.  Your 
motto,  '  True  to  Friendship  ;  Faithful  to  Duty, '  explains  the  fraternal  and  benevolent 
precepts  of  the  Order.  In  my  official  capacity  it  gives  me  great  pleasure  to  heartily 
welcome  you  to  the  city  of  Newburgh." 

The  Chairman  then  briefly  replied  to  the  Mayor's  address  as  follows  : 
"  Mr.  Mayor,  I  beg  to  thank  you  for  the  invitation  and  cordial  welcome  you 
have  kindly  granted  to  this  Council  ;  and,  gentlemen,  I  shall  make  no  extended 
remarks  in  reply,  as  circumstances  over  which  we  have  no  control  make  it  necessary 
that  the  business  be  hurried  through  in  one  day  if  possible,  and  therefore  we  shall 
now  proceed  to  business." 


The  Chairman  then  appointed  the  following  committees  : 

On  Credentials — James  M.  Higgins,  Flushing  ;  F.  W.  Genung,  Waverly  ;  W.  E. 
Churchill,  Weedsport. 

On  Resolutions— L.  W.  Clark,  Bay  Ridge  ;  William  H.  Quinn,  New  York. 

On  Constitutional  Amendments — Daniel  Bradley,  New  York  ;  C.  W.  Jones, 
Waverly  ;  James  F.  Taylor,  Flushing. 

The  Committee  on  Credentials  reported  the  following  delegates 
present : 

OFFICERS— J.  Browne,  Jr.,  of  No.  2,  President ;  Louis  M.  Smith,  of  No.  7,  Vice- 
President  ;  C.  H.  Sliney,  of  No.  4,  Secretary  ;  Daniel  Bradley,  of  No.  3,  Treasurer  ; 
W.  E.  Churchill,  of  No.  13,  Warden  ;  Alexander  Dumas,  of  No.  6,  Historian. 

Directors— John  F.  Rogers,  of  No.  6  ;  L.  W.  Clark,  of  No.  1  ;  John  T.  Mullins, 
of  No.  5  ;  C.  W.  Jones,  of  No.  4  ;  C.  H.  Truax,  of  No.  8. 

DELEGATES — L.  W.  Clark,  of  Bay  Ridge  Council,  No.  1  ;  James  A.  Kehlbeck, 
of  Jamaica  Council,  No.  2  ;  George  C.  Rand,  Thomas  J.  C.  Carrigan,  Hugh  Burns, 
Mr.  Mulligan,  W.  H.  Jones,  William  T.  Beggin,  John  Price,  John  Banks,  and  William 
H.  Quinn,  of  Hugh  Bonner  Council,  No.  3;  F.  W.  Genung,  of  J.  E.  Hallet  Council, 
No.  4  ;  James  F.  Taylor,  James  M.  Higgins,  Samuel  Davis,  and  Patrick  Mara,  Jr.,  of 
Flushing  Council,  No.  6  ;  S.  J.  Hewitt  and  N.  Drew,  of  C.  M.  Leonard  Council,  No. 
7;  C.  M.  Schwalbe,  of  Staten  Island  Council,  No.  12;  F.  W.  Elliot,  of  Hamilton 
Council,  No.  14. 

The  report  of  the  Committee  on  Credentials  was  accepted  and  the 
Committee  discharged. 

Chairman  Rogers  then  requested  that  in  answer  to  his  name  each 
representative  would  step  forward  to  the  Secretary's  desk,  pay  his  fee 
of  one  dollar,  and  receive  a  delegate's  badge. 

Secretary  Charles  H.  Sliney  then  submitted  his  report  of  New  York 
State  Council  for  the  term  ending  September  1,  1892,  as  follows  ; 

Waverly,  N.  Y.,  September  1,  1892. 
To  the  Officers  and  Members  of  New  York  State  Council,  Order  American  Firemen  : 

Gentlemen:  I  have  the  honor  to  submit  for  your  consideration  my  report  as 
Secretary  for  the  term  ending  September  I,  1892. 

The  total  number  of  members  in  good  standing  is  1,167  ;  the  number  of  resigna- 
tions, suspensions,  etc.,  is  464;  number  of  deaths  reported,  nineteen;  total  loss  in 
membership  to  the  State  Council,  483.  The  number  of  resignations  includes  Bing- 
haniton  Council,  No.  ro,  with  237  members.  The  balance  is  from  the  several  Local 
Coiincils  throughout  the  State.  The  loss  in  membership  seems  great  if  we  consider 
it  for  the  past  year  alone,  but  this  is  not  correct.  In  several  instances  Local  Secre- 
taries have  failed  to  comply  with  Section  7  of  Article  XI  of  the  constitution,  until 


repeatedly  urged  to  do  so  by  the  State  Secretary.  Had  the  Local  Secretaries  paid 
strict  attention,  many  of  these  losses  in  membership  would  have  been  reported  in 
years  past.  As  it  is  we  have  a  correct  census  enumeration  of  each  Local  Council  in 
the  State. 

My  work  in  behalf  of  the  State  Council  during  the  past  year,  has  been  unceas- 
ing and  not  without  its  good  results.  I  have  written  730  letters,  and  have  mailed  to 
various  Councils  and  places  1,000  copies  of  the  constitution  and  by-laws,  300  circular 
letters,  r,8oo  application  blanks,  500  envelopes  for  responses,  100  calls  for  the  conven- 
tion of  1892,  and  50  Delegate's  credentials. 

On  April  13,  1892,  Cresent  Council,  No.  n,  was  organized  at  Sag  Harbor,  Long 
Island. 

During  the  past  year  there  have  been  four  meetings  of  the  Board  of  Directors  : 
at  Eltnira,  September  1,  1891  ;  at  New  York  City,  January  4,  1892  ;  at  Waverly,  May 
10,  1892;  at  Newburgh,  October  10,  1892.  At  these  meetings  much  important  busi- 
ness has  been  transacted.  At  the  Directors'  meeting  in  Waverly,  May  10,  1892, 
Alexander  Dumas,  of  Flushing  Council,  No.  6,  was  appointed  Historian  to  succeed 
H.  A.  Slosson,  of  Binghamton  Council,  No.  10,  resigned,  and  John  T.  Mullins,  of 
Rhinebeck  Council,  No.  5,  was  appointed  Director  for  two  years,  to1  succeed  W.  F. 
Lentz,  also  of  Binghamton  Council,  No.  10,  resigned.  These  appointments  by  Presi- 
dent Browne  were  fully  approved  by  the  Board  of  Directors. 

The  Directors  have  always  responded  cheerfully  to  the  calls  for  meetings,  and 
have  attended  such  meetings  oftentimes  at  a  great  disadvantage  to  their  own  personal 
and  business  interests,  showing  that  the  cause  of  the  O.  A.  F.  stands  pre-eminent  with 
them. 

Aside  from  these  meetings,  several  of  the  members  of  the  Board  of  Officers  have 
visited  Port  Richmond,  Hyde  Park,  Sag  Harbor,  Babylon,  Newburgh  and  Middletown 
in  the  interests  of  New  York  State  Council. 

The  actual  increase  in  membership  during  the  past  year  has  been  seventy-four 
members.  This  seems  strange  as  compared  with  other  years,  but  it  is  easily  accounted 
for  when  we  consider  that  every  city,  village  and  hamlet  has  been  overrun  by  so- 
called  beneficial  institutions,  many  of  which  have  already  died  out,  leaving  the 
members  to  regret  their  affiliation  with  such  associations.  The  desire  for  something 
permanent  among  the  firemen  of  New  York  State,  something  that  is  not  tainted 
with  or  usurped  by  politicians  and  money -grabbers,  grows  stronger  daily.  Communi- 
cations received  from  various  parts  of  the  State  show  that  there  is  a  desire  for  the 
O.  A.  F.,  and  I  must  again  urge  upon  you  my  recommendation  of  last  year,  "that 
New  York  State  Council,  through  its  Board  of  Directors,  shall  devise  some  means  and 
adopt  such  plans  as  they  may  deem  advisable  for  building  up  Local  Councils  through- 
out the  State." 

The  State  Secretary  can  and  will  answer  all  inquiries  promptly,  but  circular 
letters  do  not  reach  the  objective  point ;  neither  have  the  Directors  of  New  York 
State  Council  the  necessary  time  at  their  disposal  that  would  be  required  to  visit  the 
various  fire  departments  in  the  interests  of  the  O.  A.  F.     Some  member  of  the 


Board,  or  some  capable  member  of  the  State  Council,  might  be  deputized  for  such 
work  and  we  feel  confident  that  he  would  meet  with  the  most  gratifying  success. 

The  total  cash  receipts  for  the  term  ending  September  1,  1892,  have  been 
$396-5o.    The  total  expenditures  have  been  $423.65. 


Cash  in  Treasury  July  I,  1891  $265.25 

Cash  received  to  date   396.50 

Total  ...  ,  $661.75 

Cash  expenditures   ..  423.65 

Balance  in  Treasury,  September  1,  1892  $238.10 


Of  the  expenditures,  $74.50  were  used  for  the  current  expenses  of  the  Burial  and 
Endowment  Fund,  so  that  actual  expenses  of  New  York  State  Council  have  been 
$349.15.  This  includes  the  Secretary's  salary  and  incidental  expenses  to  July  1,  1891. 
The  itemized  accounts  of  the  Secretary  and  Treasurer  have  been  examined  by  the 
Board  of  Directors,  have  been  found  correct,  and  approved  by  the  Finance 
Committee. 

Several  months  ago  the  Board  of  Directors  entered  into  a  contract  with  Messrs. 
Murdoch  &  Rice,  of  New  York  City,  for  the  publication  of  a  book  in  the  interest  of 
New  York  State  Council.  This  book  is  to  contain  sketches  of  each  of  the  State  Officers, 
past  and  present,  together  with  a  complete  history  of  the  Order,  a  complete  list  of  all 
the  fire  companies  in  the  State,  name  and  location  of  the  several  Local  Councils  ; 
also  the  proceedings  of  New  York  State  Council  for  1891  ;  and  in  consideration  of 
this  work,  the  State  Council  is  to  receive  $250  in  cash,  and  two  thousand  copies  of 
the  book,  and  each  member  of  New  York  State  Council  will  be  presented  with  a 
copy  gratis. 

At  the  Annual  Convention  of  the  State  Council  in  July,  1S91,  a  resolution  was 
adopted  instructing  the  State  Secretary  to  draft  a  bill  to  be  presented  to  the  New 
York  Legislature,  asking  that  a  certain  sum  of  money  ($5,000)  be  set  aside  and  appro- 
priated for  the  benefit  of  the  family  of  any  volunteer  or  paid  fireman  killed  in  actual 
service.  Such  a  bill  was  prepared  and  given  to  Hon.  E.  G.  Tracy,  member  from 
Tioga  County,  for  presentation  ;  but  the  State  Secretary  was  advised  to  withhold  the 
bill  until  the  next  session  of  the  Legislature,  owing  to  the  fact  that  there  were  so 
many  bills  having  precedence  that  it  would  not  receive  proper  consideration  at  the 
hands  of  the  legislators,  and  that  the  bill,  if  presented  at  an  early  date  in  the  coming 
session,  would  stand  a  better  chance  of  being  passed.  We  have  the  assurance  of 
Lieutenant-Governor  Sheehan  and  Speaker  Bush  (Democratic)  and  of  Hon.  E.  G.  Tracy 
(Republican),  that  the  firemen's  bill  would  receive  their  earnest  support  and  con- 
sideration, regardless  of  politics  or  party  affiliations. 

I  would  recommend  to  the  Delegates  that  the  bonded  officers  of  the  State  Coun- 
cil give  bonds  through  some  of  the  surety  companies  of  New  York  City,  the  cost  of 
such  bonds  (which  is  very  small)  to  be  paid  from  the  State  Council  fund.  This  plan 
has  been  adopted  by  various  organizations  throughout  the  State.  It  is  perfectly  safe 
and  certainly  the  most  desirable  way  of  securing  bondsmen. 


Soon  after  the  last  convention,  the  State  Council  sustained  a  great  loss  in  the 
death  of  our  venerable  and  worthy  President,  Wm.  C.  Lawson,  who  died  on  July  29, 
1 89 1.  The  Board  of  Directors  attended  the  funeral  of  Brother  Lawson,  and  suitable 
resolutions  of  respect  and  condolence  were  adopted  and  presented  to  Leonard  Coun- 
cil and  the  family  of  our  deceased  brother. 

Mr.  Lawson  joined  the  O.  A.  F.  in  1888,  when  the  outlook  for  the  State  Council 
were  exceedingly  gloomy.  He  had  implicit  confidence  in  the  objects,  aims  and  pur- 
poses of  the  Order,  and  always  took  the  greatest  interest  in  its  welfare,  and  helped  in 
every  way  to  make  New  York  State  Council  a  grand  success.  I  would  recommend 
that  the  Committee  on  Resolutions  be  instructed  to  draft  suitable  resolutions  to  be 
adopted  by  this  State  Council  in  convention,  in  respect  to  the  memory  of  our  deceased 
brother,  William  C.  Lawson. 

The  Secretary  and  the  State  Council  are  under  special  obligations  to  James  B. 
Montgomery,  Secretary  of  C.  M.  Leonard  Council,  for  the  great  interest  he  has  taken 
in  the  convention  of  1892,  and  for  many  favors  extended  during  the  past  three 
months,  in  making  arrangements  for  this  convention.  We  are  also  under  obligations 
to  the  several  weekly  and  daily  newspapers  of  Newburgh  for  their  many  extended 
notices,  which  have  been  given  gratuitously,  and  we  would  recommend  that  a  vote 
of  thanks  be  extended  to  James  B.  Montgomery  and  the  members  of  C.  M.  Leonard 
Council,  No.  7,  and  also  to  the  press  of  the  city  of  Newburgh. 

In  conclusion,  I  desire  to  thank  the  officers  and  members  of  the  State  and  Local 
Councils  for  their  uniform  courtesy  and  assistance  during  the  past  year,  and  I  trust 
that  the  coming  year  may  be  the  brightest  and  most  successful  in  the  history  of  New 
York  State  Council. 

Respectfully  submitted, 

CHARLES  H.   SLINEY,  Secretary. 

It  will  be  a  source  of  gratification  to  the  members  of  the  State  Council  to  learn 
that  since  the  foregoing  report  was  written  (September  1),  three  new  Local  Councils 
have  been  organized  :  Staten  Island  Council,  No.  12,  at  West  New  Brighton  ;  H.  D. 
Brewster  Council,  No.  13,  at  Weedsport,  and  Hamilton  Council,  No.  14,  at  Middle- 
town.  Hyde  Park  has  also  added  nine  members,  making  thirty-six  charter  members 
to  the  list,  which  makes  the  total  number  of  new  members  admitted  to  date,  no. 
These  three  new  Councils  promise  to  be  among  the  largest  and  most  prosperous  in 
the  State. 

CHARLES  H.  SLINEY. 

Chairman  :    You  have  heard  the  report  of  the  Secretary. 

Mr.  Clark  :  I  move  you,  Mr.  Chairman,  that  it  be  placed  in 
the  minutes  of  this  convention. 

Duly  seconded  by  Mr.  Taylor,  of  Flushing,  and  carried. 

Chairman  :  The  report  of  the  Secretary  of  the  Burial  and  Endow- 
ment Fund  is  next  in  order. 


Secretary  Sliney  then  read  his  report,  which,  like  the  preceding 
report,  so  complete  and  concise,  was  received  with  great  applause. 

WAVERtY,  N.  Y.,  October  i,  1892. 
To  the  Officers  and  Members  of  New  York  State  Council,  Order  American  Firemen  : 

Gentlemen  :  I  have  the  honor  to  submit  for  your  consideration  my  report  as 
Secretary  of  the  Burial  and  Endowment  Fund  for  the  term  ending  October  1,  1892. 

The  number  of  members  in  good  standing  July  1,  1891,  was  307  :  number  of  new 
members  admitted  to  date,  155  ;  number  of  resignations,  suspensions,  etc.,  10;  num- 
ber of  deaths,  11  ;  present  number  of  members  in  good  standing,  362. 


Cash  on  hand  July  1,  1891  $258.75 

Cash  received,  membership  fees   T93-75 

?452.5o 

Loss  by  lapses  and  unpaid  assessments   20.00 

$432- 50 

Total  cash  paid  Treasurer  $1,056,50 

Benefits  drawn  from  Treasury   624.00 

$432.50 

Balance  in  treasury  $432.50 


The  growth  of  the  Burial  Endowment  Fund  has  exceeded  that  of  the  O.  A.  F. 
by  33  Per  cent.,  the  reason  of  this  being  that  all  the  new  members  were  obliged  to 
join  the  B.  and  E.  Fund,  while  the  older  members  are  becoming  convinced  that  it  is 
the  most  economical  as  well  as  the  safest  and  best  insurance  in  the  world.  The  growth 
of  the  Burial  and  Endowment  Fund  has  been  particularly  noticeable  during  the  past 
three  months  and  there  is  every  reason  to  believe  that  it  will  continue  to  grow  in 
membership  and  popularity.  The  Burial  and  Endowment  Fund  was  an  experiment 
at  first,  and  it  has  proved  a  very  successful  one.  It  would  appear  that  old  firemen 
fully  appreciate  this  fact  and  have  not  been  slow  in  taking  advantage  of  it. 

While  I  do  not  believe  that  there  should  be  any  limit  to  age  in  the  O.  A.  F.,  I 
think  there  should  be  a  limit  to  age  in  the  Burial  and  Endowment  Fund,  because  our 
statistics  show  that  our  membership  in  the  Fund  is  largely  increasing  by  the  addition 
of  old  firemen  who  join  the  O.  A.  F.  purely  from  financial  and  beneficial  motives 
derived  therefrom.  I  would  recommend  that  the  Committee  on  Constitution  and  By- 
Laws  be  instructed  to  amend  the  B.  and  E.  rules,  making  the  limit  for  the  admission 
of  members,  fifty  years  of  age.  Or  else  that  members  admitted  to  membership,  who 
have  passed  fifty  years  of  age,  pay  a  larger  initiation  fee,  say  double  the  amount  that 
those  under  fifty  years  are  required  to  pay  ;  or  else  increase  the  amount  of  their 
assessments.  The  argument  may  be  advanced  that  our  death  record  will  show  that 
the  larger  number  of  deceased  members  were  young.  This  argument  held  good  the 
first  year,  but  it  is  not  so  now. 


Membership  in  the  Burial  and  Endowment  Fund  is  divided  among  the  Local 
Councils  as  follows  :  Bay  Ridge  Council,  No.  i,  18  ;  Jamaica  Council,  No.  2,  16  ;  Bon- 
ner Council,  No.  3,  15  ;  J.  E.  Hallet  Council,  No.  4,  35  ;  Rhinebeck  Council,  No.  5, 
3  ;  Flushing  Council,  No.  6,  153  ;  C.  M.  Leonard  Council,  No.  7,  33  ;  Islip  Council, 
No.  8,  11;  Crescent  Council,  No.  11,  18;  Staten  Island  Council,  No.  12,  15;  H.  D. 
Brewster  Council,  No.  13,  14.  The  balance  are  members  who  do  not  belong  to  any 
Local  Council. 

The  total  amount  paid  for  death  benefits  during  the  past  fifteen  months  has  been 
$624,  and  the  average  cost  per  member  was  $2.  The  highest  benefit  paid  was  assess- 
ment No.  6  of  1892,  $71.  The  lowest  amount  paid  was  assessment  No.  8  of  1891,  $50. 
There  are  several  Local  Councils,  which  have  paid  death  benefits  within  themselves, 
but  they  have  become  convinced  that  the  Burial  and  Endowment  Fund  is  the  cheapest 
as  well  as  a  most  profitable  and  safe  investment.  There  is  every  prospect  that  the  Burial 
and  Endowment  Fund  will,  within  a  very  short  time,  pay  the  full  amount  ($250)  ; 
and  it  only  remains  for  one  or  two  of  the  larger  Councils  to  set  the  good  example  and 
the  smaller  ones  will  be  sure  to  follow.  This  matter  has  been  under  careful  considera- 
tion by  the  larger  Councils  for  some  time,  and  we  have  every  reason  to  believe  that 
our  fondest  hopes  may  be  realized  in  the  near  future. 

The  Burial  and  Endowment  Fund  requires  fully  as  much  work  as  the  O.  A.  F. 
does  at  present,  and  as  it  grows  it  will  of  course  require  more  attention  ;  consequently 
more  work  for  the  Secretary. 

During  the  past  year  a  new  and  complete  Register,  made  in  strict  accordance 
with  the  most  approved  methods,  has  been  secured  for  the  B.  and  E.  Fund.  We  have 
sent  out  1,472  assessment  cards  and  have  written  248  letters,  and  whenever  death 
benefits  have  been  paid,  or  anything  done  that  would  add  to  the  growth  or  prosperity 
of  the  Fund,  special  notices  have  been  given  to  the  press  and  public.  It  is  a  remark- 
able fact  that  during  the  three  years  of  its  existence,  the  B.  and  E.  Fund  has  lost  but 
ten  members  by  lapses  and  suspensions. 

There  is  one  thing  that  we  would  especially  recommend  to  the  Local  Secretaries 
and  members  of  the  B.  and  E.  Fund,  and  that  is  the  prompt  payment  of  assessments. 
There  are  many  cases  where  the  assessments  are  not  paid  until  after  the  time  has 
expired.  This  is  simply  gross  carelessness  on  the  part  of  those  directly  interested, 
and  necessitates  a  great  deal  of  unnecessary  work  on  the  part  of  the  State  Secretary. 

On  the  whole,  the  members  of  the  Burial  and  Endowment  Fund  have  every 
reason  for  congratulation,  together  with  the  assurance  of  continued  prosperity. 

Respectfully  submitted, 

CHARLES  H.  SLINEY,  Secretary. 

Since  the  above  report  was  completed  (October  1),  ten  members  have  been  added 
to  the  Fund,  making  the  total  number  from  July  1,  1891,  to  October  1,  1892,  165  mem- 
bers. The  last  benefit  paid,  Assessment  No.  6  of  1892,  August  10,  was  $71.  Abeneficiary 
would  now  receive  $90,  showing  that  the  increase  has  been  30  per  cent,  in  sixty  days. 

Waver  LY,  N.  Y.,  October  1,  1892.  CHARLES  H.  SLINEY. 


Chairman  :    What  is  the  pleasure  of  the  convention. 
Mr.  Clark  :  I  move  to  accept  the  report  as  read  and  to  place  the 
same  upon  the  minutes  of  this  convention. 

Being  duly  seconded  by  Mr.  Dumas,  the  motion  was  carried. 
Chairman  :    We  will  now  have  the  Treasurer's  report. 

New  York,  October  11,  1892. 
To  the  Officers  and  Members  of  New  York  Stale  Council,  Order  American  Firemen  : 
Gentlemen  :    I  herewith  submit  for  your  consideration  my  report  as  Treasurer 


for  the  year  just  closed  : 

Daniel  Bradley,  Treasurer,  in  account  with  New  York  State  Council, 
Order  American  Firemen  : 

Balance  on  hand,  last  report  $ 265. 25 

general  fund  receipts  since  last  report. 
Sept.  13,  1891,  from  C.  H.  Sliney,  Secretary,  cash  check.  .  $45.00 
Oct.    3,  1891,    "  "  "  "         . .  225.50 

Sept.  2,1892,    "  "  "  "        ..  100.00 

Sept.  30,  1892,    "  "  "  "         ..  26.00 

Receipts  since  last  report  $396.50 

On  hand,  last  report   265.25 

Total  $661.75 

EXPENDITURES  FROM  GENERAL  FUND. 

1891. 

July,    W.  E.  Churchill,  printing,  postage  and  invitations .  .  $2.00 

"      C.  G.  Braxmar,  badges   25.00 

"      C.  H.  Sliney,  services  as  Secretary   100.00 

"      C.  H.  Sliney,  postage  and  expenses   22.37 

H.  H.  Sherman,  stenographer   64.00 

Aug.    W.  E.  Churchill,  printing  in  statistician's  report.  .  2.50 

"      A.  LeMoult,  floral  offering  to  President  Lawson  .  .  25.00 

Sept.  J.  M.  Burnett  Sons,  register,  B.  &  E.  Fund   12.00 

George  G.  Peudell,  printing.    55-05 

Oct.     George  G.  Pendell,  printing   15-49 

Dec.    George  G.  Pendell,  printing   8.00 

1892. 

April,  John  F.  Rogers,  expenses,  etc.,  Sag  Harbor   10.90 

C.  H.  Truax,  expenses,  etc.,  Sag  Harbor   4.90 

"      George  G.  Pendell,  printing   4.50 

L.  W.  Clark,  expenses,  etc.,  Sag  Harbor   5.30 


May,  C.  H.  Truax,  expenses,  etc.,  Waverly   $15.00 

"  L.  W.  Clark,  expenses,  etc.,  Waverly   13.26 

"  J.  F.  Rogers,  expenses,  etc.,  Waverly   7.15 

June,  J.  F.  Rogers,  expenses,  etc.,  Waverly   12.00 

"  George  G.  Pendell,  printing   u.05 

Aug.  George  G.  Pendell,  printing   8.18 

Total  expenditures  1423.65 

SUMMARY. 

Total  receipts  since  last  report  $396.50 

On  hand,  last  report   265.25 

$661.75 

Expended  $423.65 

Balance  in  Treasury   238.10 

$661.75 

Respectfully  submitted, 

DANIEL  BRADLEY,  Treasurer. 

RECEIPTS  TO  THE  ACCOUNT  OF  THE  B.  AND  E.  FUND. 
1 891. 

Sept.  16,  From  C.  H.  Sliney,  Secretary  $265.00 

Oct.  26,  "  "  "    65.00 

Nov.  30,  "  "  "   50.00 

Dec.  28,  "  "  "    55-oo 

1892. 

Feb.  17,  "  "  "    100.00 

April  8,  "  "  "    60.00 

May    2,  "  "  "    125.00 

June    8,  "  "  "    50.00 

Aug.    5,  "  "    75.00 

Sept.  2,  "  "  "    135  00 

Sept.  30,  "  "  '■    76.50 

Total  receipts  $i,05'S.5o 

EXPENDITURES  TO  THE  ACCOUNT  OF  THE  B.  AND  E.  FUND. 
1891. 

Sept.  24,  Mrs.  Arabella  Sliter,  beneficiary   $50.00 

Oct.  30,  Mrs.  Mary  A.  Hallett,        "    58.00 

Dec.    5,  Mrs.  Lavinia  Fagan,         "    59  00 

Dec.  28,  Mrs.  Martha  M.  Coffin,      "    60.00 


1892. 

Feb.  6,  Mrs.  Maria  N.  Terry,  beneficiary    ..    $61.25 

April  8,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  Cahill,  "    62.00 

April  9,  Mrs.  James  Stacom,  "    61.75 

June  8,  Mrs.  Ida  M.  Davison,  "    70.00 

Aug.  5,  Mrs.  Elizabeth  M.  Gaffga,  "    71.00 

Aug.  io,  Mrs.  Margaret  Cruise,  "    71.00 

Total  expenditure  $624.00 

SUMMARY. 

Total  cash  received  $1,056.50 

Total  cash  expended  $624.00 

Total  cash  on  hand   432.50 


$[,056.50 

All  of  which  is  respectfully  submitted, 

DANIEL  BRADLEY,  Treasurer. 

The  Treasurer's  report  was  received  with  applause. 

Chairman  :  Gentlemen,  what  is  your  pleasure  in  regard  to  the 
report  of  the  Treasurer  ? 

Mr.  Genung  :  I  move  the  same  be  accepted  and  placed  in  the 
minutes. 

Duly  seconded  by  Mr.  Clark  and  carried. 
Chairman  :    Next  in  order  is  the  Historian's  report. 

Mr.  President,  Officers  and  Delegates  0/  New  York  Stale  Council,  Order 
American  Firemen  : 

As  Historian,  it  becomes  my  pleasant  task  to  render  you  my  report,  as  such,  not 
only  for  the  past  year,  but  from  the  origin  of  this  Order.  I  sincerely  trust  that  you 
will  consider  that  facts,  after  so  long  a  time,  are  very  difficult  to  obtain,  and  there- 
fore, I  trust  that  you  will  overlook  any  event  that  I  may  have  unintentionally  omitted. 

The  idea  of  organizing  such  an  Order  as  the  Order  of  American  Firemen  origi- 
nated from  the  active  firemen  of  this  State,  who  saw  that  they  were  sorely  in  need  of 
an  Order  that  would  bind  them  together  socially  and  fraternally,  and  assist  them  in 
time  of  need,  in  sickness  and  at  death.  It  was  a  grand  and  noble  thought,  and  we 
are  now  only  in  its  infancy,  as  far  as  its  value  and  worth  will  be  in  the  near  future,  to 
all  firemen,  not  only  in  this  State,  but  every  State  and  Territory  in  the  United  States. 

The  foundations  of  this  Order  having  been  laid,  it  now  remains  for  us  to  do  the 
rest;  as  we  do  our  duty  will  depend  the  welfare  and  future  prosperity  of  the  Order 
of  American  Firemen. 


HORSEHEADS  CONVENTION,  OCTOBER  II  AND  12,  1887. 

The  first  annual  convention  of  New  York  State  Council,  O.  A.  F.,  was  held  at 
Horseheads,  N.  Y.,  October  11  and  12,  1887.  The  principal  business  done  at  this 
convention  was  the  adoption  of  By-Laws,  the  Emblem  and  the  Colors  of  the  O.  A.  F. 

Numerous  and  various  advices  and  suggestions  were  offered  for  the  welfare  and 
future  guidance  of  the  Order.  Addresses  were  made  by  many  prominent  and  well- 
known  firemen  throughout  the  State  ;  many  greetings  were  received  from  different 
State  Councils. 

Officers  elected  were  as  follows :  President,  Hugh  Bonner,  No.  73 ;  Vice- 
President,  Wm.  H.  Rundle.  No.  16 ;  Secretary,  M.  H.  Brown,  No.  29  ;  Treasurer, 
L.  J-  Fitzgerald,  No.  95  ;  Warden,  C.  A.  Halstead,  No.  78 ;  Historian,  Charles  H. 
Sliney,  No.  91  ;  Directors,  Edw.  C.  Murphy,  No.  58;  Mark  Reardon,  No.  28  ;  D.  D. 
Turner,  No.  39  ;  J.  Browne,  Jr.,  No.  66  ;  Otis  S.  Beach,  No.  12. 

WAVER LY  CONVENTION,  JUNE  26  AND  27,  1888. 

Our  second  annual  convention  was  held  at  Waverly,  N.  Y.,  June  26  and  27,  1888. 
This  was  the  convention  that  established  the  future  prosperity  of  the  Order,  and  it  is 
virtually  at  this  convention  that  we  date  the  beginning  of  our  success. 

The  Convention  was  called  to  order  by  Charles  H.  Sliney,  the  only  State  officer 
present,  and  President  of  J.  E.  Hallett  Council,  of  Waverly  ;  President  Bonner  sent 
his  regrets  at  not  being  able  to  come. 

The  delegates  saw  the  need  of  an  efficient  and  wise  set  of  officers  to  guide  and 
transact  their  business,  and  also  to  avoid  the  repetition  of  the  doings  of  the  previous 
year,  so  with  wise  judgment  they  elected  the  following  :  President,  Hugh  Bonner,  No. 
73 ;  Vice-President,  E.  J.  Park,  No.  127 ;  Secretary,  Charles  H.  Sliney,  No.  91; 
Treasurer,  Daniel  Bradley,  No.  73;  Warden,  J.  Browne,  Jr.,  No.  66;  Historian,  A.  H. 
F.  Bauer,  No.  58  ;  Directors,  Edward  C.  Murphy,  No.  58  ;  Mark  Reardon,  No.  28  ; 
D.  D.  Turner,  No.  39;  Wm.  C.  Lawson,  No.  122  ;  J.  L.  Nixon,  No.  29. 

The  reception  tendered  the  delegates  at  Waverly  deserves  more  than  a  passing 
mention.  All  through  the  proceedings  of  the  convention  music  was  interspersed. 
The  music  was  exceedingly  well  rendered  by  local  talent  and  well  appreciated  by  the 
delegates.  A  banquet  was  also  given  in  which  the  firemen  of  Waverly  outdid  them- 
selves, and  they  in  turn  were  outdone  by  the  ladies  of  the  W.  C.  T.  U.  and  the  young 
ladies  of  the  village,  who  took  a  very  prominent  and  active  part  in  the  entertaining 
of  the  visitors. 

PORT  JERVIS  CONVENTION,.  JULY  9  AND  IO,  1889. 
Our  third  annual  convention  was  held  at  Port  Jervis,  N.  Y.,  July  9  and  10,  18S9. 
You  will  all  remember  that  at  this  convention  the  delegates  voted  to  sever  their  con- 
nection with  the  National  Council,  for  reasons  sufficient  to  warrant  such  an  act. 
There  was  a  continual  drain  on  the  New  York  State  Council,  without  any  resulting 
benefits  ;  it  was  a  wise  move,  and  where  it  was  not  met  with  favor  by  some  of  the 
delegates,  they  have  long  since  been  shown  and  proven  to  their  full  satisfaction  that 
it  was  done  for  the  best  interests  of  New  York  State  Council. 


New  York  State  Council  began  its  future  career  with  the  following  officers : 
President,  Wm.  C.  Lawson,  Newburgh  ;  Vice-President,  J.  Browne,  Jr.,  Jamaica  ; 
Secretary,  Charles  H.  Sliney,  Waverly  ;  Treasurer,  Daniel  Bradley,  New  York  City  ; 
Warden,  C.  H.  Truax,  Islip  ;  Historian,  A.  H.  F.  Bauer,  Brooklyn  ;  Directors,  L.  W. 
Clark,  Bay  Ridge  ;  F.  W.  Genung,  Waverly  ;  G.  S.  Searle,  New  York  City  ;  John  F. 
Rogers,  Flushing. 

With  such  men  for  officers,  selected  for  their  capabilities,  well  knowing  that 
they  would  leave  nothing  undone  for  the  future  welfare  and  success  of  the  O.  A.  F., 
New  York  State  Council  was  now  an  assured  success. 

At  this  convention,  Past  President  Hugh  Bonner  was  presented  with  an  elegant 
gold  watch,  chain  and  charm  (value  $500),  by  Daniel  Bradley,  in  recognition  of  his 
arduous  labors  performed  for  Hugh  Bonner  Council  and  the  Order  in  general.  It  is 
needless  for  me  to  state  that  Past  President  Hugh  Bonner  has  and  is  laboring  dili- 
gently for  the  best  interests  of  the  Order,  and  that  his  work  has  been  fully  appreciated 
by  each  and  every  member  of  the  O.  A.  F. 

The  delegates  were  taken  care  of  by  the  local  firemen  in  a  manner  such  as  only 
firemen  are  able  to  do. 

FLUSHING  CONVENTION,  JULY  8,  9  AND  IO,  1890. 

Our  fourth  annual  convention  was  held  at  Flushing,  Long  Island,  July  8,  9  and 
10,  1890. 

The  following  officers  were  elected  :  President,  Wm.  Lawson,  Newburgh  ;  Vice- 
President,  J.  Browne,  Jr.,  Jamaica  ;  Secretary,  Charles  H.  Sliney,  Waverly  ; 
Treasurer,  Daniel  Bradley,  New  York  City  ;  Warden,  Frank  Cramer,  Rhinebeck  ; 
Historian,  James  B.  Montgomery,  Newburgh  ;  Directors,  John  F.  Rogers,  Flushing  ; 
C.  H.  Truax,  Islip ;  George  S.  Searle,  New  York  City. 

Flushing  Council  had  prepared  a  programme  for  the  reception  and  entertain- 
ment of  delegates  of  New  York  State  Council ;  they  tried  to  have  nothing  wanting, 
and  I  believe  that  the  delegates  at  that  convention  will  bear  me  out  when  I  say  that 
there  was  nothing  wanting. 

On  March  1,  1890,  the  Board  of  Directors  offered  an  elegant  silk  banner  to  the 
Council  securing  the  largest  number  of  new  members  from  March  1  to  July  I,  1890. 
The  Board  of  Directors  in  doing  this  were  prompted  by  two  motives  :  first,  that  the 
competition  that  would  arise  between  Councils  to  secure  the  prize,  would  increase  the 
membership  ;  second,  that  such  competition  would  advertise  the  O.  A.  F.,  as  to  its 
benefits  to  firemen  to  join.  The  result  was  the  addition  of  433  new  members.  Too 
much  praise  cannot  be  given  to  the  Board  of  Directors  for  such  forethought. 

The  successful  Council  was  Hugh  Bonner  Council,  of  New  York  City,  with  a 
total  of  268  new  members  as  their  share.  It  was  a  victory  well  deserved,  as  it  took 
time  and  labor  to  gain  such  a  victory  over  such  formidable  competitors  as  Flushing 
Council,  with  seventy-two  members,  Thomas  H.  Halpiu  Council,  with  fifty-two  mem- 
bers, and  Jamaica  Council,  with  twenty-three  new  members.  Hugh  Bonner  Council, 
at  their  annual  reception  at  Terrace  Garden,  in  January,  1891,  received  their  well 
earned  prize  from  J.  Browne,  Jr.,  our  present  President. 


NEW  YORK  CITY  CONVENTION,  JUI.Y  14  AND  15,   1 89 1. 

Our  fifth  annual  convention  was  held  in  New  York  City,  July  14  and  15,  1891,  in 
Clarendon  Hall,  East  Thirteenth  Street. 

President  William  C.  Lawson's  absence,  owing  to  sickness,  was  keenly  felt  by  the 
delegates,  as  will  be  seen  by  the  following:  ''Resolved,  That  it  is  the  sense  of  this 
convention  that  an  expression  of  regret  be  sent  to  Win.  C.  Lawson,  President  of  New 
York  State  Council,  in  his  severe  illness,  and  that  we  hope  for  his  speedy  recovery, 
and  that  he  may  be  with  us  again  giving  us  wise  counsel." 

The  above  was  sent  as  a  telegram. 

At  this  convention  a  new  and  very  much  needed  feature  was  introduced,  in  the 
shape  of  reading  of  essays  on  topics  relative  and  beneficial  to  the  Order.  The  first 
topic  was  the  "Order  of  American  Firemen,  Its  Aims,  Objects  and  Purposes," 
delivered  by  Thomas  F.  Freel,  of  Bonner  Council.  The  topic  was  reviewed  from 
beginning  to  end,  each  and  every  detail  fully  explained  and  in  a  thorough  manner. 

The  next  topic  was  the  "  Burial  and  Endowment  Fund,"  delivered  by  John  F. 
Rogers,  of  Flushing.  The  topic  was  one  of  vast  proportions  and  of  infinite  good  to 
the  Order,  as  will  be  seen  later.  The  essay  was  rendered  in  a  masterly  manner  and 
received  with  great  applause  ;  facts  were  cited  which  some  of  the  older  members  had 
never  given  a  thought. 

The  last  essay  was  given  by  C.  H.  Truax,  of  Islip ;  topic,  "Local  Councils." 
The  two  previous  essays  had  nearly  covered  all  the  ground,  so  that  Brother  Truax 
had  but  little  ground  to  cover,  but  it  was  done  in  a  very  creditable  manner,  judging 
from  the  expressions  of  the  delegates. 

The  essays,  rendered  as  they  were,  in  a  manner  creditable  both  to  the  brothers 
individually  and  to  the  Order  as  a  body,  caused  quite  a  flutter  in  the  minds  of  the 
delegates  assembled,  and  the  result  was  that  a  motion  was  made  amid  applause,  that 
hereafter  every  new  applicant  to  the  Order  American  Fireman  must  join  the  Burial 
and  Endowment  Fund.  The  way  had  been  well  paved  for  such  a  motion,  and  it 
needed  no  debate  to  consider  which  way  to  vote. 

On  the  second  day's  convention  a  letter  was  received  from  President  Win.  C. 
Lawson,  in  which  he  expressed  his  inability  to  be  present,  owing  to  bodily  infirmities, 
but  not  being  present  in  body  he  was  in  mind,  and  he  offered  his  sincere  wishes  for 
the  welfare  and  good  of  the  O.  A.  F. 

New  York  City  convention  was  the  most  successful  convention  ever  held  by  the 
Order.  The  different  resolutions  and  amendments  were  met  with  earnest  debates. 
All  through,  it  was  a  convention  long  to  be  remembered,  and  established  the  fact 
beyond  a  doubt  that  the  O.  A.  F.  was  composed  of  a  class  of  experienced,  capable 
men,  ever  willing  to  labor  for  the  best  interests  of  the  O.  A.  F. 

The  following  officers  were  elected  :  President,  Wm.  C.  Lawson,  Newburgh  ; 
Vice-President,  J.  Browne,  Jr.,  Jamaica  ;  Treasurer,  Daniel  Bradley,  New  York  City  ; 
Warden,  W.  E.  Churchill,  Mohawk  ;  Historian,  H.  A.  Slosson,  Binghamptou  ; 
Directors,  L.  W.  Clark,  Bay  Ridge  ;  W.  F.  Lenlz,  Binghampton  ;  C.  H.  Truax,  Islip  ; 
C.  W.  Jones,  Waverly. 


The  installation  of  officers  was  performed  by  John  F.  Rogers,  of  Flushing 
Council,  in  a  manner  both  jovial  and  peculiar  to  himself  alone  ;  but  some  of  the 
officers  so  installed  would  possibly  have  preferred  some  other  jovial  fellow  to  have 
performed  it. 

The  delegates  to  New  York  City  can  never  forget  it.  The  manner  in  which 
Hugh  Bonner  Council  entertained  her  delegates  eclipsed  all  past  records.  The 
delegates  came  as  guests  of  Bonner  Council,  and  from  the  time  of  their  arrival  to  the 
time  of  departure  they  were  never  allowed  to  forget  whose  guests  they  were. 

Since  our  last  convention  the  O.  A.  F.  has  sustained  a  severe  loss  by  the  death  of 
our  President,  Wm.  C.  Lawson,  of  Newburgh,  a  loss,  both  as  an  officer  and  as  a 
member,  which  will  not  be  readily  filled,  both  in  point  of  value  as  an  earnest  and 
never  tiring  worker  for  the  best  interests  of  the  Order,  and  as  an  officer  whose 
efficient  counsels  were  always  wise  and  beneficial. 

Binghamton  Council  has  since  seen  fit  to  withdraw  from  our  Order,  thereby 
leaving  two  vacancies  on  the  State  Board — namly,  Historian  and  one  Director.  Such 
vacancies  have  been  filled  by  the  President  as  per  your  By-Laws,  in  the  person  of  A. 
Dumas,  of  Flushing  Council,  as  Historian,  and  John  T.  Mullins,  of  No.  5,  as  Director. 

In-  conclusion  I  would  say  that  having  received  my  appointment  from  our 
President  as  your  Historian  only  a  few  months  ago,  I  have  been  unable  to  give  this 
report  the  time  that  J  should  have  liked  to,  in  obtaining  information  from  all  Councils 
throughout  the  State,  and  that  therefore  I  was  compelled  to  limit  my  report.  But  I 
have  enough  information  at  hand  to  warrant  me  in  making  the  following  statement  : 
I  was  delegate  to  our  last  convention  and  was  present  during  the  last  two  days  ; 
therefore  I  was  present  at  the  installation  of  officers,  and  listened  very  attentively  to 
the  different  remarks  made  by  various  officers  as  they  were  installed.  The  remarks 
were  many  and  varied.  I  have  since  investigated  to  what  extent  the  different 
promises  made  in  those  remarks  have  been  fulfilled,  and  I  regret  that  very  few  have 
been  carried  out.  One  of  those  remarks  I  would  draw  your  attention  to  is  as  follows  : 
"Now  that  the  O.  A.  F.  has  seen  fit  to  make  it  compulsory  for  new  members  to  join 
the  B.  and  E.  Fund,  my  Council  will  by  our  next  convention  double  if  not  treble  its 
membership."  This  remark,  coming  as  it  did  from  an  officer,  and  unsolicited  at 
that,  prompted  me  to  inquire  and  see  to  what  extent  it  had  been  carried  out.  I  must 
say  that  I  have  been  unable  to  find  any  attempt  having  been  made  in  that  direction  in 
that  particular  Council.  I  merely  mention  this  fact  for  the  benefit  of  the  delegates 
who  were  present  at  the  last  convention,  that  they  may  be  guided  in  their  future 
actions  and  deliberations,  and  also  assist  other  delegates  who  were  not  present,  as  I 
believe  that  such  remarks  should  either  not  be  uttered,  or  else,  if  made,  they  should  be 
fulfilled,  and  if  not  fulfilled  the  delegates  should  accept  the  first  opportunity  offered 
to  censure  the  speaker,  and  further  the  interests  of  the  Order  of  American  Firemen. 

Respectfully  submitted, 

ALEXANDER  DUMAS,  Historian. 

The  Historian's  report  was  received  with  applause. 


Chairman  :  Gentlemen  you  have  heard  the  report  read  by  the 
Historian.  I  would  like  to  say  that  the  report  you  have  just  heard  is  the 
first  one  we  have  ever  heard,  although  we  have  elected  or  appointed  a  His- 
torian every  year.    What  is  your  pleasure  ? 

Mr.  Genung  :  I  move  that  the  same  be  accepted  and  placed  on  the 
minutes.    Duly  seconded  by  Mr.  Clark,  and  carried. 

Mr.  Sliney  :  As  our  Chairman  has  already  stated,  this  report  that 
has  just  been  read  is  the  first  one  ever  heard  in  convention,  but  it  is  not  the 
first  that  has  been  written,  for  I  have  already  written  an  historical  report 
three  different  times  for  the  gentlemen  who  were  elected  Historians,  but 
which  were  never  submitted  for  the  consideration  of  the  State  Council. 

Chairman  :  We  will  now  proceed  under  the  head  of  miscellaneous 
business. 

Mr.  Clark  :  We  would  like  to  take  up  the  recommendations  in  the 
Secretary's  report  :  First,  that  the  bonded  officers,  Secretary  and  Treasurer 
of  New  York  State  Council,  give  bonds  through  some  of  the  surety  com- 
panies of  New  York  City. 

After  some  discussion  the  matter  was  referred  to  the  Board  of  Officers. 

Chairman  :  The  second  recommendation  in  the  Secretary's  report  is 
that  a  vote  of  thanks  be  given  to  James  B.  Montgomery,  Secretary  C.  M. 
Leonard  Council,  and  also  to  the  press  of  Newburgh. 

This  matter  was  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Resolutions. 

Chairman  :  It  is  also  suggested  that  we  adopt  resolutions  in  respect 
to  the  memory  ofWm.  C.  Lawson. 

Mr.  Clark  :  I  make  a  motion  to  refer  the  same  to  the  Committee  on 
Resolutions. 

Seconded  by  Mr.  Higgins  and  carried. 

Chairman  :  It  is  also  recommended  in  the  B.  and  E.  Fund  report 
that  the  limit  of  age  for  admission  to  membership  be  fifty  years,  or  else  that 
the  initiation  fee  or  assessments  be  doubled  for  members  who  have  passed 
fifty  years. 

No  topic  that  came  up  for  consideration  evoked  more  discussion. 
Nearly  every  delegate  present  expressed  his  opinion.  A  vote  was  called  for 
and  the  house  divided,  and  a  motion  to  lay  the  matter  on  the  table  was 
carried  by  a  small  majority. 

Mr.  Higgins  ;    I  move  that  we  now  adjourn  until  i  o'clock  p.  m. 


Seconded  by  Mr.  Genung. 

Chairman  :  Before  putting  the  motion  I  wish  to  say  that  we  are 
going  to  try  and  finish  this  business  to-day,  and  I  would  ask  every  delegate 
to  be  here  at  i  p.  m.  sharp. 

An  invitation  was  received  from  C.  M.  Leonard  Council  to  be  present 
at  a  banquet  at  the  United  States  Hotel  at  9  o'clock  on  Tuesday  evening. 

On  motion  of  Mr.  Sliney,  seconded  by  Mr.  Genung,  the  invitation  was 
accepted  with  thanks. 

Adjourned. 

afternoon  session. 

The  convention  was  called  to  order  at  1  o'  clock  p.  m. ,  by  Chairman 
Rogers. 

Chairman  :    The  report  of  committees  is  now  in  order. 

Mr.  Bradley  :  The  committee  on  Ritual  reported  yesterday,  and,  as 
you  are  all  aware,  it  would  not  be  advisable  to  read  the  ritual  in  open  public 
session. 

Mr.  Bradley  is  ably  at  work  with  the  assistance  of  Messrs.  Dumas  and 
Ross  and  the  report  will  shortly  be  ready  in  an  approved  form.  The  work 
is  not  as  yet  complete,  and  will  be  printed  in  book  form. 

Mr.  Churchill  :  Mr.  Chairman,  I  move  you  that  the  report  of  the 
Committee  on  Ritual  be  received  and  the  same  be  accepted. 

Seconded  by  Mr.  Dumas  and  carried. 

Chairman  :  The  Committee  on  By-Laws  report  an  amendment  to 
Section  7  of  Article  IX — "And  such  bond  to  be  obtained  from  some  reli- 
able surety  and  indemnity  company  of  New  York."  An  amendment  to 
Section  8  of  Article  IX — "Bond  to  the  amount  of  $2,000,  such  bond  to  be 
taken  up  in  some  reliable  surety  and  indemnity  company  of  New  York." 
The  Secretary  recommends  that  Section  2  of  Article  X  be  made  a  part  of 
Section  1,  Article  IX,  "Duties  of  President;"  that  Article  X, 
"Revenue,"  should  be  an  independent  section. 

By  unanimous  consent  it  was  changed  as  above. 

The  Secretary  also  recommended  that  a  new  section  should  be  intro- 
duced, making  it  compulsory  or  obligatory  that  all  Local  Secretaries  should 
keep  an  exact  record  of  the  name  of  each  member  of  his  Council,  together 
with  the  number  of  his  O.  A.  F.  certificate,  and  a  separate  list  should  be 


kept  for  the  name  of  each  member  and  certificate  number  of  the  B.  and  E. 
Fund. 

Moved  by  Mr.  Churchill,  seconded  by  Mr.  Genung,  that  the  constitu- 
tional amendments,  together  with  the  recommendations  of  the  Secretary  be 
approved  as  a  whole. 

Carried.. 

Chairman  :  There  is  a  recommendation  which  has  been  laid  on  the 
table,  asking  that  the  limit  of  age  in  the  B.  and  F.  Fund  be  fifty  years. 
What  is  your  pleasure. 

This  recommendation  evoked  a  very  spirited  discussion  in  which 
Messrs.  Rogers,  Schwalbc,  Churchill,  Clark,  Kehlbeck  and  Sliney  partici- 
pated. Every  member  in  the  house  was  requested  to  express  his  opinion 
and  the  Secretary  requested  the  privilege  of  reading  his  recommendation 
again,  which  was  simply  to  the  effect  that  if  the  resolution  making  the  limit 
of  age  in  the  B.  and  E.  Fund  was  adopted,  the  constitution  touching  this 
point  should  be  amended,  and  inasmuch  as  the  resolution  was  tabled  a  con- 
stitutional amendment  was  not  necessary.    This  closed  the  debate. 

Chairman  :    The  Committee  on  Resolutions  will  now  report. 

Resolved,  That  we,  the  members  of  New  York  State  Council  here  assembled, 
were  greatly  grieved  to  hear  of  the  death  of  our  late  President,  Wm.  C.  Lawson,  since 
the  last  annual  meeting  of  this  organization,  and  we  are  in  hearty  accord  with  the 
action  taken  by  the  officers  of  the  Council  at  the  time  of  his  death. 

Resolved,  that  the  thanks  of  this  Council  be  extended  to  Secretary  James  B. 
Montgomery,  and  the  newspapers  of  Newburgh,  for  their  earnest  endeavors  to  make 
this  convention  a  success. 

Resolved,  That  the  thanks  of  this  Council  be  also  extended  to  C.  M.  Leonard 
Council,  No.  7,  for  the  many  courtesies  and  hospitalities  offered  by  them  to  the  dele- 
gates  here  assembled.  LAWRENCE  W.  CLARK, 

WILLIAM 

Mr.  Sliney  :    I  move  we  accept  the  resolutions  as  read. 
Seconded  by  Mr.  Truax  and  carried. 

Mr.  Slinev  :  Now,  Mr.  Chairman,  I  have  been  requested  to  an- 
nounce that  the  hour  of  the  banquet  has  been  changed  from  9  o'clock,  p.  m., 
to  8  o'clock,  p.  m.,  because  the  New  York  firemen  will  have  to  return  this 
evening. 

Chairman  :  The  next  thing  in  order,  gentlemen,  is  the  selection  of  a 
place  for  holding  the  next  meeting. 


Mr.  Truax  :  In  behalf  of  Islip  Council,  No.  8,  I  invite  you  to  hold 
the  next  annual  convention  at  Islip.  I  feel  certain  that  we  will  take  as  good 
care  of  you  as  you  could  get  in  any  other  village,  and  make  no  excuse 
for  the  size  of  our  town  on  that  account ;  and  will  say  here  that  we  can 
give  you  good  accommodations  and  the  best  of  care  during  your  stay 
with  us. 

Mr.  Churchill  :  Mr.  Chairman  and  gentlemen  of  the  convention,  I 
agree  with  the  gentleman  preceding  me  that  we  will  be  or  should  be  well 
treated  where  we  hold  our  conventions,  and  therefore  it  gives  me  great 
pleasure  to-day  to  extend  to  you  an  invitation  from  not  only  the  youngest 
Council,  but  from  one  of  the  prettiest  towns  in  the  State  of  New  York,  with 
some  of  the  best  hotels,  and  an  opera  house,  which  will  be  offered  to  the 
convention  for  its  use,  that  has  not  its  duplicate  in  a  great  many  so-called 
cities  in  this  State.  And  I  am  prepared  to  guarantee  to  this  Council  the 
very  best  accommodation.  You  can  have  accommodations  at  hotels  for 
$1.50  per  day  at  Weedsport.  It  is  just  300  miles  from  New  York  City, 
and  half  an  hour's  ride  to  Niagara,  where  the  delegates  can  go  and  visit  the 
falls,  and  to  those  who  have  never  had  an  opportunity  to  visit  it,  it  would  be 
a  very  interesting  sight,  of  which,  no  doubt,  you  are  all  aware.  I  ask  you 
fraternally  to  come  to  Weedsport  ;  not  because  of  what  we  bring  to  this 
meeting,  but  as  the  representative  of  the  infant  Council  I  add  my  invitation, 
which  I  sincerely  hope  will  be  accepted  in  due  time,  and  will  now  subside  for 
fear  I  may  say  too  much. 

Mr.  Dumas  :  I  move  that  the  selection  of  the  place  of  holding  the 
next  annual  convention  be  left  to  the  Board  of  Officers. 

Seconded  by  Mr.  Mulligan,  of  New  York  City,  and  carried. 

Mr.  Schwalbe  :  I  move  you  now,  Mr.  Chairman,  that  where  the 
delegations  from  Councils  have  not  their  entire  representation,  that  the 
delegates  present  from  those  Councils  be  allowed  to  cast  the  whole  vote 
which  said  Council  ma}-  be  entitled  to. 

Seconded  by  Mr.  Jones  of  New  York.    Motion  lost. 

Chairman  :  There  is  to  be  elected  to-day  a  President,  Vice-Presi- 
dent, Secretary,  Treasurer,  Warden,  Historian,  one  Director  for  a  balance 
of  one  year,  and  two  Directors  for  one  year  each. 

Mr.  Clark  :  Our  constitution  reads,  odd  years  for  President,  and 
even  years  for  Secretary. 


Chairman  :  We  claim  that  the  Vice-President  simply  fills  out  the 
unexpired  term  of  the  President  until  an  election  is  held. 

Mr.  Clark  :  I  think  the  present  President,  Browne,  should  be 
requested  to  retain  the  position  until  1893  in  order  that  our  constitution  may 
be  carried  out,  which  says  that  the  President  shall  be  elected  in  the 
odd  years. 

Chairman  :  I  ask  for  an  expression  of  opinion  from  the  delegates, 
whether,  in  their  judgment,  we  have  the  right  to  elect  a  President  or  not  ; 
if  we  have  that  right  the  opinions  are  in  order  ;  if  not,  they  are  not  in  order. 

Mr.  Sliney  :  Then  read  Section  1,  Article  VIII  of  the  constitution 
and  by-laws. 

Mr.  Mullins  :  Mr.  Chairman,  we  have  the  precedent  stated  before, 
as  you  have  honored  me  by  placing  me  on  the  Board  of  Directors,  you  are 
now  entitled  to  select  my  successor  to-day.  I  think  he  really  should  hold 
over,  and  if  it  is  necessary  to  elect  a  successor  to  the  President  it  would  also 
be  necessary  to  elect  a  successor  to  me. 

Chairman  :    The  President  has  power  to  fill  all  vacancies. 

Mr.  Schwalbe  :  I  move  you  that  it  is  the  sense  of  this  convention 
that  that  section  in  the  by-laws  be  construed  so  that  there  is  not  a  vacancy 
for  the  office  of  President. 

Duly  seconded  by  Mr.  Mullins  and  carried. 

Mr.  Bradley  :  I  think  it  is  the  opinion  of  everybody  here  that  the 
office  of  President  is  not  vacant ;  and  when  I  come  to  look  into  this  I  think 
the  notification  of  the  number  of  officers  to  be  elected  should  have  so  stated, 
as  the  constitution  reads  that  the  Vice-President  shall  assume  the  duties  and 
title  of  the  President. 

Chairman  :    Next  in  order  is  the  nominations  for  Vice-President. 

Mr.  Bradley  :    I  nominate  John  F.  Rogers,  of  Flushing. 

Mr.  Schwalbe  seconded  the  nomination  and  moved  that  they  be  then 
closed,  and  that  the  Secretary  be  directed  to  cast  one  ballot  for  Mr.  Rogers 
for  Vice-President. 

Carried. 

At  this  stage  of  the  proceedings  the  President,  Mr.  Browne,  came  into 
the  convention. 

Chairman  :  Gentlemen,  allow  me  to  introduce  you  to  Mr.  J.  Browne, 
Jr.,  State  President. 


President  :  Mr.  Chairman  and  gentlemen  of  the  convention,  I  think 
I  owe  you  an  apology.  I  made  all  my  arrangements  to  be  with  you  to-day, 
but  I  was  served  with  a  subpoena  from  the  Queens  County  Court,  and  in 
obedience  to  this  summons,  had  to  go  there  this  morning  ;  but  now  I  am 
here  ready  for  business.    Mr.  Secretary,  what  is  next  in  order  ? 

Mr.  Sliney  :    Nomination  for  Secretary. 

Mr.  Churchill:  "Many  men  of  many  minds;"  as  the  Irishman 
says,  "  If  you  ask  us  out  to  take  a  drink  I  think  that  we  would  all  be  of 
the  same  opinion."  And  I,  therefore,  move  you  that  Mr.  Bradley  be 
directed  to  cast  one  ballot  for  Brother  Sliney  for  Secretary,  without  any 
further  talk. 

Seconded  by  the  entire  delegation  and  carried  unanimously. 
President  :    The  next  nomination  in  order  is  for  Treasurer. 
Mr.  Schwalbe  :    I  move  the  same  Irishman  in  Mr.  Bradley's  case. 
Seconded  by  Mr.  Clark  and  carried. 

Mr.  Bradley  :  I  accept  the  office  and  will  try  to  give  you  as  good 
satisfaction  as  I  have  tried  to  give  you  heretofore.  Although  the  duties 
are  very  arduous,  I  guarantee  you  that  they  are  fulfilled  as  cheerfully  as 
any  man  can  do. 

President  :    Warden  is  next  in  order  for  nomination. 

Mr.  Mullins  :    I  nominate  Mr.  Schwalbe,  of  Port  Richmond. 

Mr.  Clark  :  I  second  the  nomination  and  move  the  nomination  be 
closed  and  one  ballot  cast. 

Carried. 

Mr.  Schwalbe  :  I  thank  you  gentlemen,  and  I  hope  Mr.  Sliney  will 
instruct  me  in  my  new  duties. 

President  :  He  shall.  Now  gentlemen,  the  next  nomination  in 
order  is  that  of  Historian. 

Mr.  Higgins  :    I  nominate  Mr.  Dumas,  of  Flushing. 

Mr.  Clark  :  I  second  the  same  with  the  recommendation  that  one 
ballot  be  cast. 

Carried. 

President  :  Next  in  order  is  the  election  of  a  Director  for  one  year, 
to  take  the  place  of  Mr.  Rogers,  of  Flushing,  who  has  been  promoted. 

Mr.  Rogers  :  I  wish  to  place  in  nomination  for  Director,  the  name 
of  Mr.  Churchill,  of  Weedsport. 


Mr.  Sliney  duly  seconded  the  same  and  recommended  that  one  ballot 
be  cast. 

Carried. 

President  :  Next  is  the  election  of  one  Director  in  place  of  Chas. 
W.  Jones,  of  Waverly. 

Mr.  Rand  :    I  nominate  Chas.  W.  Jones,  of  Waverly. 

Mr.  Genung  :  I  second  the  nomination  and  move  that  nominations 
close  and  that  one  ballot  be  cast  for  same. 

Carried. 

President  :    A  successor  to  C.  H.  Truax  is  now  in  order. 

Mr.  Quinn  :    I  nominate  John  Price,  of  New  York. 

Mr.  Jones  :    I  second  the  nomination  of  Mr.  Price. 

Mr.  Higgins  :    I  nominate  C.  H.  Truax,  of  Islip. 

Mr.  Sliney  :    I  second  the  nomination  of  Mr.  Truax. 

Mr.  Price  declined  in  favor  of  Mr.  Truax,  whereupon  the  Secretary 
was  directed  to  cast  one  ballot  for  Mr.  Truax,  who  was  declared  elected. 

Mr.  Clark  :  I  nominate  Mr.  Mullins  to  fill  the  unexpired  term  on 
the  Board  of  Directors. 

Mr.  Ouinn  seconded  the  same  and  moved  nominations  closed  and  one 
ballot  cast. 

Carried. 

Mr.  Clark  :  Mr.  President,  allow  me  to  tender  my  resignation  for 
the  balance  of  my  term  as  Director.    I  will  write  it  out. 

Mr.  Higgins  :  I  move  you,  Mr.  Chairman,  that  the  resignation  be 
placed  on  the  table  for  one  year. 

Mr.  Price  duly  seconded  the  motion,  which  was  carried. 

President  :  Gentlemen,  the  next  thing  in  order  is  the  installation  ol 
officers. 

Mr.  Rogers  :  I  wish  to  ask  unanimous  consent  to  come  back  to  the 
order  of  miscellaneous  business. 

President  :    There  being  no  objection,  go  ahead. 
Motion  was  then  made  by  Mr.  Rogers  to  pay  stenographer. 
Seconded  by  Mr.  Sliney  and  carried. 

Mr.  Biggin  positively  refused  to  accept  any  remuneration. 
Mr.  Sliney  :    Under  the  head  of  miscellaneous  business  I  wish  to 
say,  we  have  a  cut  of  the  emblem  of  the  Order  of  American  Firemen  : 


some  gentleman  in  this  city  has  a  copy  of  this  cut  and  he  has  used  it  to 
advertise  his  business.  Now  perhaps  some  saloon  or  other  such  business  may 
use  the  cut  for  advertising  purposes.  I  feel  satisfied  you  would  not  like  it ; 
and,  as  this  cut  has  never  been  copyrighted,  I  think  it  advisable  to  take 
some  action  in  the  matter  to-day. 

Mr.  Churchill  :  I  move  you  that  the  Secretary  have  this  emblem 
copyrighted. 

Mr.  Clark  ■  I  move  you  that  the  matter  be  left  to  the  Board  of 
Directors  for  action. 

Duly  seconded  by  Mr.  Higgins  and  carried. 

Mr.  Mullins  :  I  think  it  would  be  very  wise  for  this  Council  to  con- 
sider the  matter  of  remunerating  those  officers  who  do  all  the  work  ;  and  I 
move  you,  sir,  that  it  be  the  sense  of  this  convention  that  the  Treasurer  be 
given  $50  or  more  per  year,  and  the  Secretary  the  same  in  addition  to  his 
present  salary. 

Mr.  Bradley  :  Mr.  President  and  gentlemen,  in  connection  with 
the  office  of  Treasurer,  it  has  not  often  found  me  in  a  position  when  I  could 
not  spare  time  to  attend  to  the  work  ;  and  as  for  the  money,  I  will  never 
run  out  of  the  State,  nor  do  I  expect  money  for  duties  which  I  would 
cheerfully  do  under  any  circumstances  ;  nor  would  I  receive  it  in  any  form 
from  this  Council,  but  if  other  gentlemen  wish  to  take  my  place  under  the 
same  conditions,  I  have  no  objections. 

President  :    I  name  Mr.  Kehlbeck,  of  Jamaica,  as  installing  officer. 

Mr.  Bradley  :  We  intend  getting  up  a  Ritual,  and  a  great  deal  of 
work  has  been  done  to  get  it  ready  for  this  convention,  but  we  could  not 
get  the  installation  ready  for  this  meeting.  It  is  a  very  nice  ceremony  and 
should  be  carried  out  in  every  well  organized  Council  (such  as  we  are)  ; 
but  it  will  be  embodied  in  book  form  and  be  ready  very  soon. 

Mr.  Kehlbeck  :  This  is  something  new  to  men  in  the  Order  of 
American  Firemen  ;  but  I  will  do  the  best  I  can,  and  will  start  by  introduc- 
ing Mr.  Rogers  :  I  hope,  sir,  that  when  it  becomes  your  duty  to  preside 
you  will  do  so  with  honor  and  I  feel  that  you  will  do  the  position  as  much 
honor  as  you  have  undoubtedly  done  it  to-day  in  the  absence  of  our  worthy 
President,  Mr.  Browne. 

Mr.  Rogers  :  Gentlemen,  I  am  at  a  loss  what  to  say,  but  I  will  say 
this  much,  that  I  shall  endeavor  to  do  as  well  in  the  future  as  I  have  in  the  past. 


Mr.  Kehlbeck  :  Mr.  Sliney  needs  no  introduction  at  my  hands.  A 
man  who  will  get  out  a  notice  one  day  after  the  death  of  a  member,  is  cer- 
tainly a  good  member,  and  I  think  Mr.  Sliney  is  a  good  man  ;  and  I  will 
say  here  that  his  report  to-day  was  something  that  pleased  me  very  much. 

Mr.  Sliney  :  I  do  not  care  to  make  any  extended  speech.  I  have 
tried  to  serve  you  these  past  years  as  well  as  I  could,  and  I  feel  that  my 
services  were  appreciated  ;  and  in  the  years  to  come  I  will  try  to  do  as  well 
as  I  have  in  the  past.    (Continued  applause.) 

Mr.  Kehlbeck  :  I  now  introduce  to  you  Mr.  Bradley,  and  I  do  not 
know  what  I  can  say,  other  than  if  you  continue  to  give  the  time  and  atten- 
tion to  the  Order  that  you  have  in  the  past  we  shall  be  well  satisfied. 

Mr.  Bradley  :  I  thank  you  sincerely  for  the  honor  conferred  upon 
me,  and  assure  you  I  shall  do  the  best  I  can  in  my  position  for  the  good 
of  the  Order,  which,  if  I  do  say  it,  will  be  the  very  best  I  think  you  can  get. 

Mr.  Kehlbeck  :  I  now  introduce  to  you  Mr.  Schwalbe.  Now,  Mr. 
Schwalbe,  the  duties  of  Warden  require  that  you  provide  yourself  with  a 
club — about  the  length  of  this  table  would  do.  Your  duties  consist  of 
keeping  the  peace  during  the  sessions  of  the  State  Council,  and  I  sincerely 
hope  you  will  do  so. 

Mr.  Schwalbe  :  I  wish  I  could  make  a  speech,  but  all  I  can  say  is 
that  I  am  too  full  for  utterance. 

Mr.  Kehlbeck  :  I  now  have  the  pleasure  of  introducing  to  you 
Mr.  Dumas,  of  Flushing,  and  I  congratulate  the  State  Council  in  getting 
such  a  good  Historian  as  you  are.  Your  report  to-day  was  one  of  the  best 
I  have  ever  heard. 

Mr.  Dumas  :  Gentlemen,  I  trust  the  report  I  rendered  to-day  has 
been  approved.  I  wish  to  say  simply  that  I  have  clone  the  best  I  could 
with  the  material  I  had. 

Mr.  Kehlbeck  :  I  would  now  introduce  to  you  the  Board  of 
Directors,  Messrs.  Mullins,  Jones,  Truax  and  Churchill ;  and  I  will  say  that 
I  think  the  Council  is  indeed  truly  lucky  in  having  such  a  representative 
body  of  men  on  the  Board  of  Directors,  and  as  I  have  heard  that  Mr. 
Churchill  can  quote  Scripture,  we  would  be  pleased  to  hear  from  him. 

Mr.  Churchill  :  Mr.  President  and  brothers,  I  can  only  say  as  I 
would  say  to  a  man  on  the  first  of  the  month,  that  I  cannot  pay  that  state- 
ment, 


Mr.  Kehlbeck  :  But  we  have  here  Mr.  Jones,  who,  I  think,  will 
"  pay  the  freight  ;  "  so  let  Brother  Churchill's  statement  go  with  the  pay- 
ment of  the  freight.  Next  we  have  Mr.  Truax,  a  gentlemen  who  has  had 
experience  on  the  Board  of  Directors  ;  and,  though  his  name  is  "  Chris  " 
Truax,  I  have  been  informed  that  he  is  in  direct  line  with  George's  ax. 
And  now  we  have  Mr.  Mullins,  of  Rhinebeck,  a  gentleman  of  sterling  worth, 
and,  though  not  related  to  Br'er  Melons,  I  feel  satisfied  he  is  just  as  genial. 

Mr.  Sliney  :  Mr.  President,  it  is  my  earnest  desire  that  every 
Council  should  have  cuts  of  the  badge  of  the  Order  of  American  Firemen, 
as  these  cuts  only  cost  fifty  cents.  Representatives  of  new  Councils  can 
get  them  from  me.     I  have  them  here. 

Mr.  Cunningham,  Chief  of  Netvburgh  Fire  Department:  Gentle- 
men, I  would  like  you  to  inspect  the  Newburgh  Fire  Department  on 
Thursday,  the  13th  instant,  in  carriages.  I  won't  ask  you  to  walk  or 
stand,  as  I  know  you  folks  will  be  tired  before  the  day  comes  ;  so  I  hope 
you  will  all  come. 

Mr.  Churchill  :  I  move  that  the  invitation  of  Chief  Cunningham 
be  accepted. 

Seconded  by  Mr.  Sliney  and  carried. 

Mr.  Higgins  :  I  move  that  the  proceedings  of  this  convention  be 
published  in  full  in  the  Fireman ' s  Herald. 

Mr.  Rogers  :  Gentlemen,  if  you  remember,  two  years  ago  our 
Order  published  the  proceeding  in  full  in  the  Fireman' s  Herald.  Now  I 
will  not  rise  to  my  feet  to  say  anything  derogatory  to  the  Fireman' s 
Herald,  but  the  Fireman' s  Herald,  with  the  proceedings  of  that  conven- 
tion, never  reached  a  great  many  members  of  the  Order  of  American 
Firemen,  and  some  places  where  there  was  a  Council  they  claim  they  never 
received  them,  though  other  Councils  got  them,  and  their  members  never 
read  them,  thinking  it  was  the  regular  issue  of  the  weekly.  Though 
one  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  it  will  not  benefit  me  a  particle  one  way  or 
the  other.  But  I  will  move  as  an  amendment  that  it  be  printed  in  pamphlet 
form. 

Mr.  Schwalbe  :  There  are  many  other  places  where  there  are  no 
other  means  of  finding  out  anything  relative  to  the  workings  of  the  Order, 
and  I  think  it  is  read  by  more  firemen,  not  only  those  who  are  members  of 
the  O  A.  F.,  but  by  the  firemen  who  do  not  belong  to  the  Order. 


Mr.  SLINEV  :  I  wish  to  say  that  it  is  not  just  or  right  to  publish  it  in 
any  other  form  than  the  pamphlet  form,  which  I  think  is  the  best  and  most 
reliable  form  in  which  to  publish  these  proceedings.  If  we  have  it  in 
pamphlet  form  we  keep  it.  Nobody  keeps  a  newspaper  ;  and,  therefore,  I 
think  the  pamphlet  form  is  the  most  desirable  form  in  which  to  have  it. 

Mr.  Schwalbe  :  I  became  interested  in  the  A.  O.  F.  in  1887 
through  the  Fireman  s  Herald,  and  that  is  the  reason  I  speak  for  that  mode 
of  publishing  the  proceedings.    The  cost  would  not  be  much. 

Mr.  Clark  :  As  representative  of  the  Fireman' s  Herald,  I  wish  to 
say  it  would  cost  nothing  ;  for  I  make  the  proposed  report  anyhow,  and 
the  report  I  will  give  of  this  convention,  without  any  compensation  what- 
ever, will  suffice,  and  say  that  it  is  hardly  necessary  to  publish  the  entire 
proceedings,  as  the  subject  is  properly  covered  in  that  report,  and  will  now 
suggest  that  Brother  Rogers  state  the  number  of  copies  and  that  they  be 
included  in  his  motion. 

After  a  few  further  remarks,  the  motion  to  have  the  proceedings  pub- 
lished in  pamphlet  form  was  put  and  carried. 

Mr.  Slinky  :  Before  we  adjourn  it  would  be  entirely  proper  to  extend 
a  vote  of  thanks  to  the  officers  and  members  of  Brewster  Hook  and  Ladder 
Company  No.  1 ,  for  the  use  of  this  very  nice  room. 


The  motion  was  duly  seconded  by  Mr.  Clark  and  carried. 
Mr.  Jones  :    I  move  we  now  adjourn  to  meet  here  at  7:30  p.  m., 
sharp. 

Seconded  by  Mr.  Truax  and  carried. 

EVENING  SESSION. 

Convention  reassembled  at  7:30. 

President  :  President  Smith  of  Leonard  Council  wishes  to  say  a 
few  words  to  you. 

Mr.  Smith  :  Mr.  President  and  brothers  of  the  State  Council,  I  have 
the  pleasure  on  behalf  of  C.  M.  Leonard  Council  of  Newburgh,  to  extend 
to  you  an  invitation  in  the  way  of  a  banquet,  which  is  to  take  place  at  the 
United  States  Hotel.  I  was  unexpectedly  called  to  New  York  to-day,  and 
since  my  return  I  have  learned  that  the  members  of  the  New  York  City 
delegation  wish  to  return  to-night,  and  we  will  at  once  proceed  to  the 
United  States  Hotel,  and  there  take  up  the  business  of  the  evening. 

President  :  Gentlemen,  the  business  of  the  State  Council  having 
been  finished,  I  declare  the  meeting  of  the  State  Council  adjourned  sine  die. 

CHARLES  H.  SLINEY,  Secretary. 


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Gervasio,  New  York 


GERVASIO  PEREZ, 

Propietario. 


HOTEL  CENTRAL, 

NOS.  154  AND  156  W.  14TH  STREET, 
NEW  YORK. 

HOTEL  DE  PRIMERA  CLASE  PARA  FAMILIAS.  PRECIOS  MODERADOS. 

WM.  PHYFE,  President.  F.  J.  NEWCOMB,  Treasurer.  A.  R.  SEARLES,  Secretary. 

A.  H.  DURBUR.  A.  M.  THAYER. 

F.  J.  NEWCOMB  MFG.  CO., 

*  PICTURE  FRdnES* 

(WHOLESALE  ONLY), 

MOULDINGS  AND  ART  ORNAMENTS, 

42,  44,  46  and  48  West  13th  Street, 

Telephone,  194  18th  Street.  NEW  YORK. 


DAVID  STEVENSON 

BREWING  CO. 

flies,  Porter 
and  Iiager  Beer. 

39th  and  40th  Streets,  Corner  Tenth  Avenue 

NEW  YORK. 


Telephone,  No.  353,  38th  Street. 


NAMES  AND  ADDRESSES  OF  MEMBERS. 


Andrews,  James  B  Engine  12 

Aiken,  Alex.  D   "  13 

Alter,  William  A   "  13 

Autenreith,  Chas.  J   "  15 

Allison,  Henry  R   "  28 

Armbruster,  Fred'k   "  33 

Ahearn,  Timothy   "  34 

Ahrens,  Henry  M   "  38 

Andrews,  Peter,  Jr   "  38 

Arkison,  Mark   "  41 

Allbright,  Henry   "  41 

Altridge,  Richard  H.  &  L.  2 

Aspell,  Patrick  H   "  4 

Abberton,  John  J   "  7 

Argue,  Frank   "  10 

Abbott,  James   "  12 

Arcenan,  Joseph   "  16 

Allen,  Wm.  P  Headquarters 

Allen,  Thomas  Insurance 

Bonner,  Hugh  Chief  Dept. 

Brady,  Michael  Engine  2 

Burke,  Thomas  J   "  4 

Butler,  Martin   "  5 

Brudi,  Paul   "  5 

Browne,  William  A   "  6 

Burla,  Morris   "  9 

Beggiu,  James   "  10 

Breen,  John  P   "  12 

Becker,  Jacob   "  13 

Burns,  Michael  J   "  13 


Barrett,  John  Fn 

Bennett,  William  F  

Boylan,  Patrick  

Brett,  Charles  

Bratton,  Christopher  

Bowan,  James  

Byrne,  Joseph  P  

Butler,  James  J  

Boos,  Frank  

Barrett,  Thomas  F  

Burgen,  Henry  R  

Burns,  Richard  

Boese,  Alonzo  

Browing,  William  

Brogan,  James  C  

Burke,  Coleman  J  

Broderick,  Robert  J  

Burns,  Hugh  

Busse,  Herman  

Beggin,  William  F  

Bensel,  Charles  E  . . .  

Banks,  John  

Best,  Samuel  

Blessing,  Henry  

Brett,  Michael  J  

Barringer,  John  

Blair,  Bernard  C  

Barry,  Patrick  

Barry,  James  

Browne,  Edward  J  

Brown,  William  W  


Blazino,  Jenero  

Barber,  John  

Becker,  Jacob  

Brennan,  Patrick  J. . . 
Birmingham,  Wm .  .  . 
Bradley,  George  L. .  . 
Bresnan,  Timothy  L. 
Ballentine,  James  H. . 
Braisted,  William  C. . 

Burke,  Frank  

Brett,  John  J  

Beyer,  William  K. . .  . 

Burns,  John  J  

Broderick,  Edward  J . 

Banta,  Samuel  

Binns,  John  

Bennett,  Thomas  J. . . 

Byrnes,  James  J  

Byrnes,  Michael  A. .  . 
Barringer,  Mathias. .  . 
Beshinger,  Joseph . . . 

Bradley,  Daniel  

Brennan,  John  W. .  .  . 
Bauer,  Paul  


.Engine  49 
51 
51 
51 
52 
52 
55 
.56 
57 
57 
.  2 
2 
6 
7 
7 
10 
10 
11 
12 
17 
18 


Cashman  John  J  Chief  Battalion 

Carroll,  John  F  Headquarters 

Conway,  John  J  Engine  1 

Colby,  William  J   "  2 

Carolin,  James   "  2 

Corbett,  James  G  "  3, 


Cook,  Martin  Engine  4 

Cranna,  Patrick   "  4 

Conway,  James   "  5 

Coughlan,  Timothy  J   "  6 

Cavanagh,  Frank   "  6 

Cunningham,  Wm   "  7 

Cowan,  George   "  8 

Conway,  Daniel  J   "  8 

Cassidy,  John   "  10 

Cassidy,  John  J   "  11 

Collins,  Timothy   "  11 

Craco,  Louis   "  12 

Cain,  Daniel  L   "  12 

Coleman,  George   "  1:5 

Cowan,  Thomas   "  14 

Carroll,  Thomas  C   "  15 

Crowley,  John   "  16 

Clifford,  James  D   "  17 

Casttes,  John   "  18 

Cook,  William  J   "  18 

Cavanagh,  Thomas  F   "  20 

Conlon,  John  B   "  21 

Connor,  David   "  23 

Clark,  William  C   "  23 

Coyle,  Joseph  C   "  23 

Clayton,  Luke   "  23 

Crawford,  J.  L   "  24 

Cahill,  Philip   "  25 

Cusick,  George   "  25 

Curley,  Michael   "  26 

Calnan,  Jeremiah    "  28 

Cooney,  John  J   "  20 

Crowley,  Michael  P   "  20 

Callahan,  Daniel  H   "  30 

Chena,  Julius   "  30 

Callaghan,  Richard  W   "  33 

Callagy,  Martin  F   "  34 

Coyle,  Thomay   "  34 

Coffey,  Thomas   "  37 

Cowie,  John  A   "  40 

Carey,  Francis   "  40 

Clinton,  John   "  40 

Curren,  James   "  40 


Connors,  Patrick  ... 

Carr,  Bernard  

Corson,  Thomas  

Carney,  Thomas  

Connolly,  Patrick  J.  .  . 

Carney,  Thomas  

Cosgrove,  James  

Cashman,  William 

Coppers,  Fred  

C;csar,  Nicholas  

Coleman,  Martin  M. . . 

Coffey,  Andrew  J  

Conlon,  Patrick  

Crotty,  Timothy  J  

Creighton,  George  W. 

Clark,  John  

Connolly,  Thomas  F  . 

Coyle,  Joseph  

Conaghan,  Patrick. . .  . 
Cartwright,  Stephen 

Cullen,  James  A  

Campbell,  James  A. . . 
Connelly,  Patrick  J.  .  . 

Clarey,  Andrew  

Curtey,  Edward  

Cornwall,  Peter  N  

Curtis,  Charles  E  

Caldwell,  Wesley  F.  . 

Duane,  William  

Delaney,  James  

Donohue,  Malachi.  . . . 
Donnelly,  Henry  W.. 

Dee,  Dennis  J  

Donovan,  Michael .... 

Duggin,  Daniel   

Dennis,  Wm.  H  

Dunnigan,  Wm  

Dempsey,  Daniel  

Devanney,  James  F. . . 

Dillon,  Edward  

Dalton,  Matthew  

Dougherty,  Thomas  F 


 Engine  45  Dempsey,  John  Engine  32 

  "      48  Donovan,  Joseph  C   "  33 

  "     411         Delaney,  James   "  34 

  "     49         Dunbar,  John   "  39 

  "     53         Del-Armitage,  William  J   "  40 

  "     53         Doran,  John  F.    "  4(5 

  "     54         Deitch,  John  F   "  46 

  "     55         Donnelly,  Thomas   "  48 

29  City  Hall  Place         Dodge,  Wm.  E   "  48 

 H.  &  L.  2         Downey,  Patrick  H   "  49 

  "      3         Duffy,  Thomas  M   "  54 

  "       3         Duffy,  John   "  54 

  "       4         Devanny,  John  F   "  56 

  "       4         Douglas,  John   "  56 

  "       5         Dynan,  Michael  H   "  56 

  "     11         Driscoll,  John   "  57 

  "     11         Daniell,  W.  P  Port  Richmond,  S.  I. 

  "     12         Driscoll,  Michael  H.  &  L.  1 

  "     13         Douth,  William   "  2 

  "     14         Danim,  Frederick   "  9 

  «*■'    14         Duffy,  William  J   "  11 

  "     17         Decoy,  Thomas   "  13 

  "      17  Daly,  Christopher   "  14 

  "     21  Donnelly,  William   "  15 

  "     21         Davin,  John   "  16 

 Insurance         Dalton,  John   "  17 

  "  Daniels,  Clement  L   "  22 

  "  Dennis,  George  W  Insurance 

Chief  of  Battalion  Eagan,  John  J  Engine  21 

 Engine  4         Ennis,  John  J   "  22 

5         Eckes,John   "  27 

  "      5         Ebart,  Adam   "  31 

  "       7         Erb,  George  W   "  43 

  "       7         Ehlert,  Henry  H.  &  L- 20 

  "       7         English,  Peirce   "  21 

  "  s 

  "       9         Fisher,  John  F  Chief  of  Battalion 

  "       9         Fitzmaurice,  D.  P  Engine  1 

  "     12         Funck,  Peter   "  2 

  "     15         Fleming,  Wm.  H   "  6 

  "     18         Fuchs,  Francis  M   "  8 

  "     20        Freel,  Thomas  F   "  <J 


Fredericks,  James  H  Engine  11  Gicquel,  Benjamin 

Frost,  Charles   "  13  Greene,  Thomas  B 

Fergus,  Eugene  J   "  13  Goss,  Thomas  

Fagan,  Edward   "  10  Gorman,  Richard 

Farley,  Lawrence  J   "  20  Glinn,  Patrick. .  . 

Feit,  Adam   "  22  Gray,  Francis  .... 

Farley,  John   "  24  Goodchild,  Edward 

Finland,  Thomas   "  25  Gooderson,  Fred.  W 

Fitzpatrick,  Timothy   '•  25  George,  John  T  

Fisher,  Isaac   "  25  Gunner/chas.  F 

Farrell,  Robert  R   "  27  Greene,  Joseph  P 

Fillhardt,  George   "  28  Gard,  Edward  L 

Flewin,  John  J   "  28  Golden,  John  J .  . 

Finn,  John   "  29  Grace,  Robert  K 

Fitzpatrick,  John   •<  29  Gerity,  James  J  

Frazer,  William  D   '<  32  Gleason,  William  J 

Flood,  James   »  38  Gorman,  William 

Foley,  Bartholomy   "  38  Grace,  William.  . 

Foley,  Patrick   "  38  Geddis,  Robert. . 

Flaherty,  James   39  Griffiths,  Thomas 

Fagan,  Daniel  J   "  40  Grady,  John  J. .  .  . 

Frayneck,  George   "  43  Gibney,  Thomas 

Flick,  Christopher   "  49  Ganseman,  George 

Foley,  John   "  52  Gormley,  Patrick  H 

Ferron,  Lorenzo  D   "  54  Gleason,  Michael 

Ford,  Edward   "  55  Going,  James  

Fannon,  Thomas  F   "  57  Grell,  Martin  

Forbach,  C  Prospect  Avenue,  New  York  Gulick,  Frank. 

Furman,  John  P  H.  &  L.  1  Gonoud,  James  

Fulton,  John   "  5  Graham,  Michael  E.  C 

Farrell,  Charles  H   "  (>  Gallagher,  Michael 

Forboasz,  John  C   "  i;  Garside,  John  W.,  Jr 

Ferris,  John   "  7  Gillen,  Peter  F  

Fields,  Daniel   "  8  Graham,  Patrick  J 

Flynn,  Maurice   "  9  Godfrey,  Thomas  R 

Finn,  John   "  13  Groves,  Frederick  S 

Falvey,  John   «■<  14 

Feder,  William   ■•  14  Hayes,  James  J .  . 

Farley,  Thomas   "  15  Hanlon,  Peter.  .  . 

Farrell,  Robert  E   "  18  Henderson,  Asa  J 

Farrell,  George  F   «  21  Head,  Thomas. .  . 

Fogarty,  James  R   "  21  Hanley,  Michael  F 

Fisher,  John  S.,  Jr  Insurance  Hendrickson,  H.  H 


Chief  of  Battalion  Hogan,  Thomas  H  Engine  11 

 Engine  3  Haulton,  Edward  F   "  11 

  "     21  Hagerty,  Jeremiah  (1)   "  12 

  "     26  Hagerty,  Daniel   "  12 

  "      27  Hearn,  John  B   "  12 

  "     30  Halpin,  John  H   "  12 

  "     32  Homer,  Walter   "  13 

  "     35  Hayes,  William  F   "  15 

  "     35  Harris,  William  J .  .*   "  16 

  "     39  Hyland,  Richard   "  26 

  "     40  Halstead,  Parker   "  22 

  "     42  Horan,  Patrick  F   "  24 

  "     44  Hobbs,  Benjamin  F   "  25 

  "     50  Howe,  John   "  26 

  "     54  Hyde,  David   "  26 

  "     55  Hartman,  Gustave   "  27 

  "     55  Hyatt,  John  E   "  38 

  "     55  Hogan,  William   "  35 

  "     56  Hicks,  Matthew     "  47 

 45  Wall  Street  Haack,  Henry  A   "  41 

 H.  &L.  2  Holmes,  James  F   "  41 

  "       3  Haack,  Joseph  N   "  42 

  "       3  Hamilton,  James   "  43 

  "       -1  Hood  James  H   "  47 

  "      4  Huested,  Rossman   "  47 

  "       5  Hallacher,  Michael   "  48 

  "       5  Heintz,  Henry  J   "  50 

  "       5  Hicks,  Lawrence   "  52 

  "       9  Hibbard,  H.  A   "  54 

  "     13  Hanton,  John  T   "  54 

  "     14  Halligan,  John  J   "  54 

  "     17  Hyde,  Richard   "  56 

  "     18  Harvey,  John   H.  &  L.  1 

  "     20  Honan,  John  S   "  1 

  "     21  Hanigan,  Thomas   "  2 

 Insurance  Hopper,  Charles   "  2 

Halpin,  Thomas   "  5 

 Engine  2  Higgins,  John  F   "  (i 

  "       2  Hayden,  Michael   "  8 

  "       3  Harmon,  Philip  C,  Jr   "  10 

  "       5  Hartman,  John  N   "  11 

  "       7  Hexter,  Simon   "  11 

  "     11  Hade,  John  R   "  11 


Hutter,  Adam  H.  &  L.  12  Kittson,  Hugh. 

Howe,  John  P   "     15  Kane,  Edward  F 

Hennessy,  Frank  J   "      1G  Kelly,  James  

Hanbury,  Patrick   "     16  Keenan,  William  H 

Hartman,  William  H   "     17  King,  Thomas  

Hearn,  John   "     20  King,  John  F  

Hargrove,  Edward  F   "     20  Kelly,  Thomas  

Hanley,  Henry  E   "     21  Kenny,  John  J  

Harrigan,  William   "     22  Kruger,  Charles  W 

Hewson,  Richard  Insurance  Kelly,  Mark..  . 

Hallick,  Stephen   "  Kehoe,  William 

Kennedy,  Patrick 

Jenkins,  Albert  E  Engine   7  Kiernan,  Philip. . 

Judge,  Thomas   "     15  Kleinfelder,  Wm.  H 

Jewell,  Frank  K   "     10  Kane,  James  J. 

Judge,  James  P   "     18  Kehoe,  Thomas 

Jones,  Henry   "     28  Keyes,  Edward. 

Jones,  Walter  H   "     31  Knowl,  John  R 

Jones,  Henry  M   "     53  Kelly,  Thomas. 

Jonas,  George  W  H.  &  L.  14  Kimmons,  John 

Jahne,  William  H  Insurance  Kelly,  Hugh  F 

Johnson,  A.  S   "  Kraatz,  Henry  

Kenny,  Edward  F 

Kehoe,  John  H   .Chief  Battalion 

Kramer,  Charles  Engine   0  Lenihan,  James  J 

Kenny,  Thomas  A   "       7  Livingston,  John  J 

Knapp,  John   "       9  Lawlor,  Daniel 

Kane,  Thomas  T   "       9  LaMonte,  George 

Kirschner,  Wm.  B   "      11  Leddy,  Thomas 

Kavanagh,  Wm.  J    "     12  Limboch,  Theodore 

Kavanagh,  John   "     13  Lacy,  Edward  J 

Kelly,  Jeremiah   "     22  Lloyd,  James.  .  . 

Kennedy,  Wm.  J   "     23  Lameraux,  Charles  W 

Kenlon,  John   "     24  Levy,  Edward  J 

Keegan,  John   "     24  Livingston,  John  B 

Kiernan,  James,  B   "     25  Levins,  John.... 

Kelly,  John   "     25  Lane,  Edward .. . 

Kennihan,  Richard  F   "     26  Lynch,  Patrick  J 

Kerwin,  Michael   "     26  Lunny,  Hugh  J 

Kennedy,  Mathias  T   "     28  Lorenzo,  Wm.  H 

Kinsella,  Henry   "     32  Lucas,  Patrick  F 

King,  Thomas   "     34  Livingston,  John  H 

Knewitz,  John   "     39  Larkin,  John  


Engine  41  Langwasser,  Jacob  Engine  33 

44  Lanzer,  Roland  H    "  35 

44  Lyner,  Andrew   "  39 

50  Levins,  Robert  H    "  39 

53  Levi,  August   "  39 

H.  &  L.  1  Landers,  Wm.  H   '■  42 

3  Lebas,  Morris   "  43 

5  Larkin,  John  J   "  46 

9  Leffarts,  Ezra  N   "  52 

9  Lear,  Wm.  T   "  52 

H.  &L.  12  Lynch,  Thomas  J   "  53 

"     14  Leonard,  Edward   "  57 

"     15  Lynch,  Samuel  P  H.  &L.  3 

"     21  Lawrence,  Wm.  E   "  5 

21  Larkin,  Thomas  (2)   "  9 

21  Lewis,  Alfred   "  16 

"     22  Larkin,  Thomas   "  21 

"     22  Loveland,  A.  L  Insurance 

Insurance 

"  Mullen,  John  Engine  1 

Mitch,  Valentine   "  2 

Martin,  John   "  4 

Mead,  Patrick   "  8 

Murphy,  John  F   "  8 

Engine   8  Maker,  Patrick  ....  "  9 

12  Murray,  Henry....   "  10 

13  Maguire,  Dennis  M    "  10 

13  Mackey,  Henry  F   "  11 

14  Mayer,  Charles  A    "  12 

15  Morrison,  Martin   "  14 

20  Moss,  Joseph   "  15 

20  Malone,  James      "  10 

21  Murphy,  Peter   "  10 

21  Morrisey,  Dennis   "  21 

21  Melia,  John    "  21 

23  Margison,  Charles   "  22 

26  Malavey,  Thomas   "  24 

28  Morrison,  James  A   "  26 

29  Marx,  Joseph  A   "  26 

29  Moore,  John  J   "  27 

30  Maher,  Patrick   "  27 

32  Mahoney,  Michael   "  28 

33  Mayer,  Eugene   "  32 


Median,  Dennis  Engine  33 

Meehan,  Edward   "  33 

Murray,  Michael  J   "  33 

Moore,  George  (2)   "  35 

Moore,  Edward  S   "  37 

Murray,  John   "  38 

Murphy,  Joseph   "  39 

Mertens,  John  H   "  42 

Morris,  Charles  L   "  43 

Mannix,  Daniel   "  44 

Miller,  William   "  45 

Mulvehill,  Peter   "  45 

Murphy,  Lawrence     "  47 

Monaghan,  John   "  49 

Murray,  Patrick  J   "  49 

Moclair,  William   "  53 

Moeser,  Adam   "  53 

Mitchill,  J.  D   "  55 

Massie,  Wm.  R   "  56 

Meagher,  Daniel  J  H.  &  L.  3 

Morris,  Benjamin  F   "  4 

Monroe,  James  H   "  5 

Moore,  James  F   "  6 

Monaghan,  James   "  7 

Murphy,  Matthew  J   "  8 

Mulligan,  Edward  S   "  8 

Mulhare,  Wm.  J   "  8 

Manning,  J.  W    "  9 

Martin,  Michael   "  13 

Martin,  Joseph  B   "  1(1 

Moore,  George   "  17 

Martin,  Wm.  J     "  20 

Murphy,  Frank   "  20 

Murray,  Simon  C   "  22 

Mahoney,  William  Insurance 

Moore,  Joshua  V   " 

Moore,  A.  L   " 

Maine,  Peter  D   " 

McCabe,  John  Deputy  Chief  Department 

McGill,  Joseph  Chief  Battalion 

McCabe,  Thomas  Engine  1 

McCutcheon,  James   "  3 


McCane,  James.  . 

McNail,  John  

McKeon,  Peter.  . 
McCarthy,  John 
McCullom,  P.  R. 
McKeiver,  Jas.  G 
McDermoth,  Chas.  A 
McVeagh,  Joseph 
McGrath,  George  P 
McLiney,  Patrick 
McGinness,  Francis 
McCabe,  Hugh  D 
McGrade,  Thomas 
McGlone,  Wm.  F 
McAuliffe,  Timothy 

McCue,  John  J  

McDonnell,  Patrick 
McLoughlin,  William 
McCarthy,  Wm.  J 
McGinness,  Th.  E 
McParland,  D.  H 
McGrath,  Chas.  J 
McGrath,  Thomas 
McKnight,  Daniel 
McGowan,  Thomas  J 
McGrade,  Patrick 
McNinney,  Owen 
McKenna,  Lawrence 
McGrath,  James  J 
McCovey,  Arthur 

McGill,  James  

McNamara,  John 
McParland,  James  F 
McGrath,  Timothy 
McCarthy,  Patrick 
McQueen,  Dixon 
McFaggart,  James 
McName,  James.  . 
McBride,  Henry 
McNeillie,  James 
McNamara,  Michael  J 

McCarthy,  John  

McDermoth,  Bart'w 


Engine   3  McMahon,  Patrick  H.  &  L.  2 

3  McCay,  Daniel   "  4 

"      5  McCron,  John   "  5 

7  McNicoll,  James  A   "  5 

"       7  McDonald,  Timothy   "  9 

"       7  McBride,  Peter   "  11 

"       8  McGuire,  Lawrence   "  12 

•"     11  McCann,  James   "  15 

12  McAdams,  Henry                              ..  "  16 

"     13  McCarrick,  John   "  17 

"     15  McDonald,  Alex   "  19 

"     16  McCullen,  James   "  20 

"     16  McCartney,  James  J   "  21 

21  McCormick,  James  A   "  22 

"  23 

"     23  Noble,  William  J  Engine  2 

"     23  Nolan,  John   "  6 

"     24  Neidhardt,  Wm.  A   "  13 

"     24  Norton,  Thomas  F   "  20 

"     26  Nolan,  Francis  J   "  20 

"     26  Nissen,  Albert  E   "  24 

26  Nash,  William  H   "  33 

27  Norris,  Richard  L   "  34 

"     28  Nutley,  James  H   "  39 

"     31  Needham,  John  T.   "  53 

"     31  Nickerson,  John  E  H.  &  L.  5 

34  Nugent,  James  M   "  7 

"     34  Nimphus,  J.  J   "  14 

"     35  Nolan,  James   "  14 

40  Nodine,  Richard    "  19 

"  42 

"     44  O'Brien,  Mathew  Engine  2 

"     45  O'Connell,  John   "  3 

"     46  Oswald,  Robert   "  18 

"     50  O'Neill,  Daniel   "  22 

"     51  O'Brien,  Patrick   "  23 

"     52  O'Brien,  Edward   "  28 

"     53  O'Grady,  Joseph   "  31 

"     54  O'Brien,  Lawrence   "  49 

"     54  O'Rourke,  Owen   "  52 

"     56  O'Connor,  Joseph  A   "  53 

"     57  O'Reilly,  Patrick  H   "  56 

H.  &  L  1  O'Hallorau,  Thomas   "  '57 


O'Neill,  Arthur  J  H.  &  L.  2 

O'Brien,  Richard   "  7 

O'Brien,  Patrick   "  8 

O'Neill,  John   "  10 

O'Brien,  William   "  13 

O'Keefe,  Patrick  H   "  15 

O'Hearn,  Thomas   "  18 

Otto,  Charles  H  Insurance 


Purroy,  Chas.  D  Chief  of  Battalion 

Parker,  Chas.  H  Engine  3 

Perley,  Chas.  H   "  6 

Pilger,  John   "  7 

Pets,  William   "  15 

Pinson,  Alfred  O   "  15 

Powers,  John   "  15 

Phelan,  Samuel  E   "  18 

Price,  John  J   "  23 

Parker,  Louis  H   "  24 

Plate,  Ernest  F   "  31 

Powers,  William   "  33 

Pitzer,  Philip   "  38 

Poynton,  Joseph   "  49 

Purdy,  William   "  51 

Potter,  James  J   "  51 

Port,  Edward  J   "  52 

Peterson,  Adolph  H.  &  I,.  19 

Powers,  Michael  F   "  21 

Prunty,  Peter   "  22 


Quaid,  George  Engine  12 

Quinn,  Edward   "  15 

Quirk,  William   "  49 

Quinn,  William  H   "56 


Reilly,  Francis  J  Deputy  Chief  Department 

Ryan,  Lawrence  Engine  2 

Reilly,  Henry  P   "  3 

Rand,  George  C   "  4 

Ryan,  William   "  5 

Reilly,  Francis   "  7 


Rehwinkle,  Henry. 


Roirdan,  Thomas  E. . 

Roirdan,  John  

Reynolds,  Robert  A. . 

Roche,  James  F  

Reynolds,  Wm.  H .  . . 

Ryan,  Edward  F  

Reilly,  Lawrence  J  .  . 

Ryer,  Dennis  

Reilly,  Michael  A  

Reilly,  William  

Rogers,  James  

Rape,  James  

Ripple,  John  A  

Roxbury,  Samuel. .  . . 

Rigl,  Otto  C  

Root,  Edward  S  

Ryan,  John  

Ramer,  Philip  

Roe,  Edward  

Rodman,  James  

Relyea,  Thomas  W .  . 

Ryer,  Moses  

Ryer,  Charles  V  

Ryer,  Washington. .  . 
Robison,  James  R.  P. 

Reed,  Samuel  

Reilly,  Bernard  J  .  . 
Reynolds,  Lawrence. 

Reilly,  Patrick  

Russell,  George  T  . . . 

Roach,  James  

Ryan,  James  

Roirdan,  John  (1) .  .  . 

Reiter,  Jacob  

Romer,  Henry  

Ryan,  Thomas  F  .  .  .  . 

Rooney,  John  L  

Roan,  James  A  

Reilly,  Michael  F  .  . 
Reynolds,  Thomas  F 
Reinhanlt,  George  C 

Reilly,  Matthew  

Rafferty,  John  


Engine  10 

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"  13 

"  15 

"  16 

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"  25 

"  26 

"  29 

"  31 

"  33 

"  35 

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"  43 

"  45 

"  47 

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"  51 

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"  53 

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H.  &  L.  6 

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"  12 
14 
15 

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Russell,  James  Insurance 

Ray,  James   " 

Shay,  Charles  O  28  Grove  Street 

Sheridan,  Philip  85  East  7th  " 

Sheridan,  Alfred  E  Engine  1 

Stokes,  Martin  V                                          "  4 

Stephenson,  James                                      "  5 

Scholer,  Alfred  J                                        "  5 

Strettle,  John  J   "  5 

Shields,  James   "  5 

Sandy,  Samuel  J   "  5 

Smith,  Charles  W   "  11 

Sodeu,  David   "  11 

Slevin,  Edward  F   "  12 

Shedee,  Peter  E   "  13 

Shay,  Charles  H   "  14 

Smith,  James  J   "  17 

Sullivan,  Timothy  J   "  17 

Smith,  Peter   "  17 

Sullivan,  Thomas,  Jr   "  17 

Steele,  John  H   "  18 

Simonson,  D.  L   "  18 

Shaw,  Gustave   "  18 

Smallen,  Joseph   "  18 

Slater,  James   "  20 

Stone,  Charles  H   "  21 

Signer,  William  H   "  21 

Shay,  Frank   "  24 

Sherry,  Thomas  A   "  24 

Sherrick,  Joseph   "  26 

Smith,  Frederic   "  27 

Stack,  Maurice   "  27 

Satchwell,  J.  E   "  27 

Smalley,  George  H   "  30 

Stanton,  Wm.  E   "  31 

Starrs,  Peter  J   "  32 

Spindler,  Frederick   "  33 

Stack,  Edward   "  33 

Searle,  George  S   "  36 

Sembler,  George  E   "  38 

Smith,  Mark   "  38 

Sheehan,  Daniel  J   "  39 


Stone,  John  :  Engine  41  Towart,  Duncan  

Shannon,  Richard   "43  Tobin,  Edward  H  

Stapleton,  John   "  44  Taylor,  William  A  

Stephenson,  Anthony   "  44  Tobin,  John  J  

Sofield,  John   "  44  Toupes,  Charles  E  

Shaw,  George   "  45  Thompson,  Chas.  H... 

Schiel,  Thomas  E   "  45  Tenpenny,  Eugene  F.  . 

Storm,  Abraham   "  4(5  Taylor,  Joseph  W  

Shuck,  Henry   "  47  Towart,  William  

Shordon,  Charles   "  47  Thompson,  Frederick 

Strout,  Michael   "  47  Tompkins,  Walter  H 

Searing,  Daniel  F   "  48  Tarpey,  Thomas  

Smith,  Edward  A   "  49  Trainor,  Patrick   

Stumpf,  Joseph   "  50  Touhey,  Martin  J ...  . 

Stewart,  Robert  S   "  50  Thompson,  John  

Shea,  Thomas  B   "  50 

Shannon,  John   "  50  TT<,   T  ■ 

'  J  Uhl,  Louis  

Spence,  Arnot  '.   "51  TT  •    ,    „  , 

,  Umack,  Bernard  

Stnebel,  Charles  B   "  54  TTa]  r„  , 

'    „„       ,   _  Uffleman,  Charles  H 

Schwann,  Edward,  F   "  57 

Salmon,  Michael  H.  &  L.  2 

Sheridan,  Thomas   "  4  Verry,  John  J  

Smith,  James  J   "  5  Varian,  James  P  

Slevin,  Michael  F   "  5  Vetter,  Peter,  Jr  

Sullivan,  John  J   "  G  Van  Brunt,  Gardner 

Sheahan,  James  E   "  7  Van  Horn,  Thos.  J  .  . 

Stripling,  Charles   "  9  Vaughn,  John  R  

Sullivan,  Thomas   "  11 

Shaw,  William   "  12  Whitten,  William 

Sheridan,  Edward   "  12  Welsh,  John  

Shaw,  Joseph   "  13  Ward,  P.  H  

Sullivan,  James  F   "  13  Windsor,  James  

See,  John  J   "  19  White,  John  H  

Sanford,  Jefferson  M  Insurance  Warren,  Samuel  T.  .  . 

Smith,  Edwin  D   "  White,  Edward  F ...  . 

Simmons,  Henry   "  Wray,  Robert  

Smith,  Charles  L   "  Wooley,  William  H 

Shields,  Peter   "  Walker,  John  H  

Short,  Peter  H  Chief  of  Battalion  Ward,  Charles  J  


Engine  12         Wallace,  Robert  Engine  33 

"     23         Whelan,  John  T   "  35 

"     26         Walsh,  Joseph  P   "  36 

"     27         Wilson,  John   "  36 

"     28         West,  William   "  36 

"     29         Watson,  John   "  37 

"     35         Wolf,  Charles  A   "  38 

"     44         Weise,  William  H   "  40 

"     50         Walsh,  Thomas   "  43 

"     57         Walsh,  Patrick  J   "  44 

H.  &  L.    1  Williamson,  Lindsay   "  46 

9  Wright,  Augustus  T   "  46 

"     10         Weeks,  C.  Isaac   "  48 

"     11         Ward,  John   "  50 

"     12  Weiner,  Meier  A   "  50 

Welsh,  Luke   "  51 

Engine  32         Wilkinson,  Theodore  H.  &  L.  1 

33         Webb,  David   "  2 

H  &  L    6         Walsh,  John  P    "  6 

Walsh,  Edward   "  6 

Wieland,  William  J   "  8 

Engine  10         Wiener,  James. .. '.   "  9 

"     18         Whelan,  Geo.  W   "  11 

"     53         Wilkinson,  William    "  18 

Insurance  Wolfar,  Henry   "  18 

H.  &L.   8         Waldeck,  George   "  18 

8         Wildey,  Charles   "  20 

Wood,  Samuel   "  22 

Engine   5  Wagner,  Joseph  F   "  22 

"       <S  Wylie,  J.  J  Insurance 

8 

Young,  James  Engine  47 

^  Yost,  Anthony  Insurance 

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' '     20         Zorn,  Adolph  Engine  5 

"     26         Zent,  Peter   "  14 

"     31         Zwickert,  John  H  H.  &  L.  17 

"     32         Zorn,  Chas.  H   "  18 


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NEW  YORK  STATE  COUNCIL,  ORDER  AMERICAN  FIREMEN. 


BURIAL  AND  ENDOWMENT  FUND. 


TLLTHOUGH  New  York  State  Council,  Order  American 
JfX  Firemen,  was  organized  on  October  n,  1887,  the  Burial  and 
Endowment  Fund  was  not  Incorporated  until  June,  21,  1889. 
The  first  certificates  in  the  B.  and  E.  Fund  were  issued  August  15, 
1889.  Since  that  time  to  date  we  have  had  twenty-nine  (29)  deaths; 
the  total  amount  of  benefits  paid  being  two  thousand  three  hundred 
and  twenty-five  dollars  and  fifty  cents  ($2,325.50).  The  total  amount 
paid  in  by  the  twenty-eight  beneficiaries  is  ninety-nine  dollars  and 
twenty-five  cents  ($99.25),  or  an  average  cost  to  each  beneficiary  of 
three  dollars  and  fifty-five  cents  ($3.55).  The  lowest  amount  paid  by 
any  one  beneficiary  was  one  dollar  and  twenty-five  cents  ($1.25); 
amount  paid  to  beneficiary,  one  hundred  and  sixty  dollars  ($160.00). 
The  highest  amount  paid  was  seven  dollars  and  seventy-five  cents, 
($7-75);  benefit  paid,  one  hundred  and  thirty-one  dollars  ($131.00). 
The  beneficiary  had  been  a  member  three  years  and  eleven  months. 

We  publish  herewith  a  complete  list  of  the  deceased  members, 
showing  the  exact  cost  and  the  benefits  paid  from  the  date  of  incor- 
poration to  the  present  time. 

It  may  seem  strange  to  some  who  are  not  familiar  with  the 
O.  A.  F.  to  note  that  while  we  have  1,200  members  in  the  O.  A.  F.> 
we  have  but  660  in  the  B.  and  E.  Fund.  The  reason  of  this  is  that  the 
O.  A.  F.  was  organized  two  years  before  the  B.  and  E.  Fund  was  incor- 
porated. It  was  optional  with  the  members  whether  they  joined  the 
B.  and  E.  Fund  or  not.  Many  of  the  members  of  the  O.  A.  F.  belong  to 
other  beneficial  organizations  which  they  considered  sufficient;  but  time  and 
experience  have  shown  that  the  B.  and  E.  Fund  is  not  only  the  cheapest, 
but  the  safest  and  best  of  the  many  firemen's  beneficial  organizations; 
and  while  other  beneficial  institutions  have  been  going  down,  the  B. 
and  E.  Fund  is  constantly  growing.  It  is  a  noteworthy  fact  that  the  first 
assessment  in  the  B.  and  E.  Fund  paid  $43.50  and  the  last  paid  $160.00. 

At  the  fifth  annual  council,  held  in  New  York  City,  in  July,  1891, 
a  very  important  amendment  to  the  constitution  was  enacted,  which 


compelled  every  new  member  joining  the  O.  A.  F.  to  join  the  B.  and  E- 
Fund  also.  This  was  a  very  wise  move,  as  time  has  plainly  demon, 
strated.  The  wisdom  of  the  Board  of  Directors  who  constituted  the 
charter  members  of  the  B.  and  E.  Fund  in  compelling  each  member  to 
pay  five  assessments  ($1.25)  in  advance,  has  proved  one  of  its  most 
successful  features,  for  we  have  always  been  ready  to  pay  every  benefit 
at  once  on  the  receipt  of  the  death  notice.  And  it  has  also  given  us  a 
good  reserve  fund.  At  one  time  during  the  past  year  we  had  four 
deaths,  consequently  four  assessments  inside  thirty  days.  Our  reserve  fund 
was  not  only  sufficient  to  meet  every  claim  when  presented,  but  it  also 
left  us  an  ample  surplus  in  the  treasury  ;  and  to  the  credit  of  every 
Local  Council  be  it  said  that  every  assessment  was  promptly  paid, 
thereby  refunding  the  reserve  fund  inside  of  thirty  days. 

The  present  limit  of  the  Burial  and  Endowment  Fund  is  $250.00. 
At  the  present  rate  of  increase  in  membership  it  will  be  but  a  very  short 
time  before  the  limit  is  reached  and  after  that  period,  as  the  member- 
ship increases,  as  it  is  bound  to  do,  we  can  also  increase  the  reserve 
fund  and  pay  assessments  from  this  fund  from  time  to  time,  or  we  can 
readily  increase  the  benefits  without  increasing  the  assessments. 

The  Burial  and  Endowment  Fund  was  an  experiment  from  the 
start,  and  many  thought  that  the  small  assessment  of  twenty-five  cents 
on  the  death  of  a  member  would  never  amount  to  anything.  The  facts 
in  the  case  however  prove  quite  to  the  contrary,  and  they  also  prove 
that  this  little  investment  pays  the  largest  dividend  in  the  world, 
showing  conclusively  that  the  founders  of  the  O.  A.  F.  and  B.  and  E. 
Fund  "  builded  better  than  they  knew." 

The  present  Board  of  Directors  are : 
John  F.  Rogers,  President. 
Daniel  Bradley,  Vice-President. 
Charles  H.  Sliney,  Secretary. 
Henry  M.  Leonard,  Treasurer. 


It  is  a  notable  fact  that  firemen,  like  other  men,  are  often  im- 
provident, and  they  do  not  provide  for  the  last  roll  call.  In  such 
cases  (and  we  have  had  several)  the  Burial  and  Endowment  Fund  has 
become  a  blessing  in  disguise. 

On  the  death  of  the  father  or  brother  the  Local  Secretary,  often- 
times before  the  funeral  took  place,  would  pay  to  the  distressed  and 
bereaved  widow  or  orphans  the  amount  due  them,  which  has  always 
been  sufficient  to  insure  a  decent  burial  for  the  deceased,  and  in 
many  instances  has  left  something  for  the  family.     In    accepting  this 


money  the  beneficiaries  did  not  feel  as  if  they  were  accepting  charity, 
which  is  always  humiliating.  They  felt  that  they  were  receiving  what 
they  were  justly  entitled  to  and  what  the  beloved  father  or  brother 
had  paid  for. 

The  benefits  of  the  Order  American  Firemen  are  not  over- 
estimated and  as  yet  are  not  fully  appreciated  by  those  outside  of  the 
Order,  but  we  feel  and  know  that  the  day  is  not  far  distant  when  this 
most  worthy  organization  will  be  so  extended  and  enlarged  as  to  take 
in  every  man  worthy  of  the  name  of  an  American  Fireman. 


DEATH  REGISTER. 


Assessment  No.  1,  of  1890. 

Augustus  Hetner,  aged  26  years,  of  Flushing  Council,  No.  6,  Flushing,  N.  Y. 
Admitted  May  14,  1890  ;  died  of  pneumonia,  Dec.  0,  1890.    Claim  paid  Dec.  9,  1890. 

Amount  paid  in,  $1.25.    Benefit  paid,  $43.50. 
ASSSESSMENT  No.  2,  of  1890. 

Stephen  Voorhis,  aged  33  years,  of  J.  E.  Hallet  Council,  No.  4,  Waverly,  N.  Y. 
Admitted  Aug.  15,  1889;  died  of  typhoid  fever  Dec.  21,  1890.    Claim  paid  Jan.  6,  1891. 

Amount  paid  in,  $1.50.    Benefit  paid,  $44.75. 

Total  amount  paid  in  for  1890  $2.75. 

Total  amount  paid  in  benefits   88.25. 

ASSESSMENT  NO  1,  of  1891. 

Philip  Flynn,  aged  50  years,  of  Flushing  Council,  No.  6,  Flushing,  N.  Y. 
Admitted  April  15,  1890  ;  died  Jan.  6,  1891,  of  dropsy.    Claim  paid  Jan.  13,  1891. 

Amount  paid  in,  $1.75.    Benefit  paid,  $45.00. 
Assessment  No.  2,  of  1891. 

Dennis  Collins,  aged  23  years,  of  Flushing  Council,  No.  6,  of  Flushing,  N.  Y. 
Admitted  March  5,  1890;  died  April  4,  1891,  of  pneumonia.    Claim  paid  April  10,  1891. 

Amount  paid  in,  $2.00.    Benefit  paid,  $50.25. 
Assessment  No.  3,  of  1891. 

Patrick  Stapleton,  aged  3(3  years,  of  Flushing  Council  No.  6,  Flushing,  N.  Y. 
^  Admitted  Jan  28,  1890;  died  May  13,  1891,  of  heart  disease.    Claim  paid  May  20,  1891. 

Amount  paid  in,  $2.25.    Benefit  paid,  $51.25. 
Assessment  No.  4,  of  1891. 

William  C.  Lawson,  aged  60  years,  of  C.  M.  Leonard  Council,  No.  7,  Newburgh, 
N.  Y.  Admitted  Sept.  17,  1889;  died  July  29,  1891,  of  heart  disease.  Claim  paid 
Aug.  6,  1891. 

Amount  paid  in,  $2.50.    Benefit  paid,  $53.00, 


Assessment  No.  5,  of  1891. 

George  W.  Sliter.  aged  42  years,  of  J.  E.  Hallet  Council,  No.  4,  Waverly,  N.  Y. 
Admitted  Dec.  26,  1889;  died  Sept.  11,  1891,  of  consumption.  Claim  paid  Sept. 
24,  1891. 

Amount  paid  in,  $2.75.    Benefit  paid,  $50.00. 
Assessment  No.  6,  of  1891. 

Joseph  E.  Hallet,  aged  81  years,  of  J.  E.  Hallet  Council,  No.  4,  Waverly,  N.  Y. 
Admitted  Aug.  15,  1889  ;  died  Oct.  25,  1891,  of  pneumonia.   Claim  paid  Oct.  30,  1891. 

Amount  paid  in,  $3.00.    Benefit  paid,  $58.00. 

Assessment  No.  7,  of  1891. 

James  Pagan,  aged  52  years,  of  Hugh  Bonner  Council,  No.  3,  New  York  City. 
Admitted  Nov.  11,  1889;  died  Nov.  24,  1891,  of  amputation  of  right  arm.  Claim 
paid  Nov.  28,  1891. 

Amount  paid  in,  $3.25.    Benefit  paid,  $59.00. 

Assessment  No.  8,  of  1891. 

James  L.  Coffin,  aged  47  years,  of  Flushing  Council,  No.  6,  Whitestone,  N.  Y. 
Admitted  April  10,  1890  ;  died  Dec.  22,  1891,  of  pneumonia.    Claim  paid  Dec.  28,  1891. 

Amount  paid  in,  $3.50.    Benefit  paid,  $60.00. 

Total  amount  paid  in  for  1891  $  21.00. 

Total  amount  paid  in  benefits   426.50. 

Assessment  No.  1,  of  1892. 

Edward  H.  Terry,  aged  71  years,  of  J.  E.  Hallet  Council,  No.  4,  Binghamton, 
N.  Y.  Admitted  April  23,  1891  ,  died  Feb.  4,  1892,  of  cerebral  hemorrhage.  Claim 
paid  Feb.  6,  1892, 

Amount  paid  in,  $2-75,    Benefit  paid,  $61.25. 


Assessment  No.  2,  of  1892. 

John  Cahill,  aged  83  years,  of  J.  E.  Hallet  Council,  No.  4,  Waverly,  N.  Y. 
Admitted  Aug.  15,  1889  ;  died  March  31,  1892,  of  paralysis.    Claim  paid  April  8,  1892. 

Amount  paid  in,  $4.00.    Benefit  paid,  $62.00. 
Assessment,  No.  3,  of  1892. 

James  Stacom,  aged  27  years,  of  Flushing  Council,  No.  (i,  Flushing,  N.  Y. 
Admitted  May  5, 1890;  died  April  8,  1892,  of  Bright's  disease.    Claim  paid  April  9,  1892. 

Amount  paid  in,  $4.25.    Benefit  paid,  $61.75. 
Assessment  No.  4,  of  1892. 

Elmer  E.  Davison,  aged  27  years,  of  Flushing  Council,  No.  6,  Flushing,  N.  Y. 
Admitted  Oct.  16,  1890  ;  died  June  6,  1892,  of  Bright's  disease.    Claim  paid  June  8, 1892. 

Amount  paid  in,  $4.50.    Benefit  paid,  $70.00. 
Assessment  No.  5,  1892. 

Peter  Gaffga,  aged  56  years,  of  Crescent  Council,  No.  11,  Sag  Harbor,  N.  Y. 
Admitted  May  13,  1892;  died  Aug.  4,  1892,  of  hypertrophic  cirrhosis  of  the  liver. 
Claim  paid  Aug.  8,  1892. 

Amount  paid  in,  $1.50.    Benefit  paid,  $71.00. 
Assessment  No.  6,  of  1892. 

Patrick  Cruise,  aged  35  years,  of  Flushing  Council  No.  6,  Flushing,  N.  Y. 
Admitted  Jan.  28,  1890 ;  died  Aug.  8,  1892,  of  dysentery.    Claim  paid  Aug.  18,  1892. 

Amount  paid  in,  $4.75.    Benefit  paid,  $71.00. 
Assessment  No.  7,  of  1892. 

Thomas  A.  Harris,  aged  74  years,  of  Flushing  Council,  No.  6,  Whitestone,  N.  Y. 
Admitted  April  15,  1890;  died  Nov.  4,  1892,  of  general  exhaustion.  Claim  paid  Nov. 
8,  1892. 

Amount  paid  in  $5.00.    Benefit  paid,  $91.00. 
Assessment  No.  8,  of  1892. 

Joseph  Stransky,  aged  35  years,  of  Islip  Council,  No.  8,  Islip,  N.  Y.  Admitted 
May  5,  1891;  died  Nov.  26,  1892,  of  phthisis.    Claim  paid  Nov.  30,  1892. 

Amount  paid  in,  $2.25.    Benefit  paid,  $91.00. 

Total  amount  paid  in  for  1892  $  29.00. 

Total  amount  paid  in  benefits   578.75. 

Assessment  No.  1,  of  1893. 

Joseph  Bamberger,  Jr.,  aged  32  years,  of  Bay  Ridge  Council,  No.  1.  Admitted 
Sept.  5,  1890;  died  Jan.  22,  1893,  of  suicide  by  shooting.    Claim  paid  Jan  25,  1893. 

Amount  paid  in,  $5.25.    Benefit  paid,  $96.00. 
Assessment  No.  2,  of  1893. 

Gustau  Kerster,  aged  28  years,  of  Flushing  Council,  No.  6,  College  Poiut,  N.  Y. 
Admitted  Jan.  24,  1890  ;  died  April  13,  1893,  of  pneumonia.    Claim  paid  April  15,  1893, 

Amount  paid  in,  $5.50.    Benefit  paid,  $102.00, 

Waverly,  N.  Y.,  January  15,  1894. 


Assesseent  No.  3,  of  1893. 

Charles  D,  Durkee,  aged  39  years,  of  H.  D.  Brewster  Council,  No.  13,  Weedsport, 
N.  Y.  Admitted  Oct.  3,  1892;  died  May  5,  1893,  of  consumption.  Claim  paid 
May  8,  1893. 

Amount  paid  in,  $2.25.    Benefit  paid,  $107.00. 
Assessment  No.  4,  of  1893. 

David  J.  Touhey,  aged  31  years,  of  Flushing  Council,  No.  6,  Flushing,  N.  Y. 
Admitted,  Jan.  28,  1890;  died  June  24,  1893,  of  spinal  meningitis.  Claim  paid  June 
26,  1893. 

Amount  paid  in,  $5.75.    Benefit  paid,  $115.00. 
Assessment  No.  5,  of  1893. 

Louis  Schlachter,  aged  47  years,  of  Flushing  Council,  No.  6,  College  Point,  N.  Y. 
Admitted  Nov.  11,  1891 ;  died  Aug.  20,  1893,  of  consumption.    Claim  paid  Aug.  22,  1893. 

Amount  paid  in,  $4.25.    Benefit  paid,  $128.00. 
Assessment  No.  (>,  of  1893. 

Emery  J.  Roscoe,  aged  29  years,  Flushing  Council,  No.  6,  Bayside,  N.  Y.  Admit- 
ted Jan.  19,  1891;  died  Aug.  25,  1893,  of  consumption.    Claim  paid  Aug.  27,  1893. 

Amount  paid  in,  $4.50.    Benefit  paid,  $128.00. 
Assessment  No.  7,  of  1893. 

George  Hoehlein,  aged  39  years,  of  Jamaica  Council,  No.  2,  Jamaica,  N.  Y. 
Admitted  Sept.  24,  1891;  died  Sept.  6,  1893,  of  hepatic  sclerosis.  Claim  paid  Sept. 
8,  1893. 

Amount  paid  in,  $5.50.    Benefit  paid,  $130.00. 
Assessment,  No.  8,  of  1893. 

John  W.  Phillips,  aged  69  years,  of  J.  E.  Hallet  Council,  No.  4,  Waverly,  N.  Y. 
Admitted  Oct.  11,  1889 ;  died  Sept.  12, 1893,  of  heart  disease.   Claim  paid  Sept.  13, 1893. 

Amount  paid  in,  $7.75.    Benefit  paid,  $131.00. 
Assessment  No.  9,  of  1893. 

S.  0.  Niuer,  aged  59  years,  of  C.  M.  Leonard  Council,  No.  7,  Newburgh,  N.  Y. 
Admitted  May  11, 1892  ;  died  Sept.  29, 1893,  of  Bright's  disease.  Claim  paid  Oct.  3, 1893. 
Amount  paid  in,  $4.50.    Benefit  paid,  $135.00. 

Total  amount  paid  in  for  1893  $45.25. 

Total  amount  paid  in  benefits  1,072.00. 

Assessment  No.  1,  of  1894. 

Patrick  H.  Downey,  aged  49  years,  of  Hugh  Bonner  Council,  No.  3,  New  York  City. 
Admitted  Dec.  4,  1893;  died  Jan.  9,  1894,  of  pneumonia.    Claim  paid  Jan.  12,  1894. 


Amount  paid  in,  $1.25.    Benefit  paid,  $160.00. 

Total  consecutive  number  to  date  29. 

Total  amount  paid  by  beneficiaries  $99.25. 

Total  amount  paid  to  beneficiaries  2,325.50. 


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